Turkey

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  Building bridges… will Istanbul get a third?

  Written by Casey on February 15th, 2012 in I was in Turkey, Living in Turkey, Travel1 Comment
  
  Will Istanbul get the controversial third Bosphorus bridge? Development was planned to start this year, but it seems it’s a rough road full of potholes./strong> Traffic. That’s all I’m saying, and if you’ve been to Istanbul, I need not explain. If you can’t picture an intercontinental traffic jam (you know, the ones that happen somewhere between Asia and Europe), take a taxi tour at peak hour across one of the Bosphorus bridges. Or even at 2am in the morning. Then you’ll know the very inspiration for building a third bridge across the Bosphorus Strait. Probably, you’ll even be swearing for...

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  Booozaaa!

  Written by Umut on March 14th, 2011 in Eat & Drink3 Comments
  
  Despite of the cold weather in winter, there are some nice traditions that can warm up your soul… As an Istanbullite, one of the nicest tradition of winter is a famous local drink called “Boza“. Made from a fermented grain, boza is a cold drink served with cinnamon and roasted chick peas. It has a thick consistency with a little acidic sweet flavor and low alcohol content (usually around 1%). This tasty drink’s history dates back to thousand years ago in Mesopotamia. It’s said that because of its vitamin contents (A, B and E) it was mostly drunk by the...

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  FashionISTAN-BUL

  Written by Umut on February 8th, 2011 in Living in Turkey3 Comments
  
  If Paris, New York, London and Milan are the main cities of fashion industry, Istanbul might be the next most popular city of fashion world. After being the culture capital in 2010, the city is ready to shine as the next fashion capital. Although Turkey is more involved in manufacturing, events like fashion weeks help to raise the country’s global profile in the industry. In the past days, the fourth Istanbul Fashion Week 2011 organized by ITKIB organization (Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters’ Associations), Fashion Designers Association (MTD), the United Brands Association (UBA) and the Istanbul Fashion Academy ( IMA)...

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