Emirgan Park
On the European side of Istanbul, just one kilometer away from Maslak, one of the city’s main business districts, there is a lovely place to spend some time in greenery: Emirgan Park. It overlooks the Bosphorus (see notes 1) in…
Ringing My Phone [Jason Moran & The Bandwagon]
Jason Moran’s “Ringing My Phone” (Straight Outta Istanbul) features a sampled phone conversation between a girl (his hostess) and her mother in Turkish.
Belgrad Forest Under Snow: A Serene Beauty [Photos]
In January 2012, on a Sunday, it suddenly started snowing very heavily. After a while, the electricity went out. There wasn’t much to do at home, so knowing how beautiful Belgrad Forest looks under the snow, I decided to go…
Crossing the Bosphorus by Boat
We went for a bicycle ride with a couple of friends to the Asian side of Istanbul. We crossed the Bosphorus by boat. And I took some photos on a beautiful September morning.