Visiting Casa Foscolo Hotel
Casa Foscolo Hotel Istanbul is full of serendipities. Today, on my way to Pera Palace,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 03/12/2024
Casa Foscolo Hotel Istanbul is full of serendipities. Today, on my way to Pera Palace,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 03/12/2024
If you are looking for something exciting to do for the new year’s eve, here…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 03/12/2024
‘when all those fancy buildings are gone and when all ferries stop because fossil fuel…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 03/12/2024
Bird dies. Remember the flight.’ Forugh Farrokhzad ‘Birds’ by Kuzgun Acar Istanbulites almost always had…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 01/12/2024
‘Istanbul Sanatları Çarşısı (Bazaar of Istanbul Arts), a Touring undertaking; is one of the important…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 01/12/2024
There is one thing you can not find in İstanbul and that is silence and…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/11/2024
If you are looking for the perfect local sweets, Ali Muhittin Hacı Bekir is the…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 25/11/2024
Kalenderhane Mosque When you take the metro to Vefa close to Süleymaniye, you will be…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 25/11/2024
I had written about the Orient Exoress Restaurant with the following words in October 2024:…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 30/10/2024
‘Your only refuge is in yourself, there is no other.’ Bruno Taut Whenever I crossed…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/10/2024
Turks have a long tradition of conformity to authority which includes conformity to intellectual authorities.…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/10/2024
I am always amazed to see how much Istanbul has changed over the years each…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/10/2024
I have recently discovered a very creative video that covers İstanbul’s past from 1930 to…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/10/2024
The most important element in our Westernization is entertainment… We are modernizing through having fun.…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/10/2024
Cafe Aman Istanbul was founded in 2009 by Stelios Berberis and Pelin Suer who are…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/10/2024