calendar_today Jun 20, 2022 • 6 min
Merter Bazaar
Shopping in a bazaar is a fundamental concept in Turkey. When you go to Istanbul, you will encounter a bazaar in every district. Would you like to buy gifts for your loved ones from the colorful neighborhood bazaars set up in the streets and neighborhood squares? Let’s look at Merter Bazaar, one of the famous neighborhood bazaars in Istanbul. Merter Bazaar, where you can find various products, is open on Sundays.
calendar_today Jul 29, 2026 • 28 min
Creative Istanbul: The Modern Traveler’s Guide to Design Stores, Indie Cafés, Galleries, and Rooftop Culture
Istanbul has always been a city of empires, silhouettes, ferry horns, and layered history. But there is another version of the city that modern travelers often come looking for now: the one built around independent coffe
calendar_today Sep 22, 2022 • 5 min
Population of Istanbul
While for population, Istanbul city is ranked among the world’s most populous cities and currently, it is one of the fastest growing metropolitans in the entire world. Even though Istanbul has always been a major and important city, in 1950 its population in the urban areas was not more than one million people.
calendar_today Mar 31, 2023 • 4 min
Kilyos
In the Sariyer neighborhood of Istanbul, on the city's northern borders by the Black Sea, is the charming seaside town of Kilyos. The distance between Kilyos and the city center is around 30 kilometers (about 45 minutes by automobile). The city is well-known for its magnificent sandy beaches, eateries and cafes with a view of the Black Sea, summertime entertainment activities, music festivals at its upscale beach clubs, and water sports like windsurfing and kitesurfing.
calendar_today Jul 29, 2026 • 28 min
5-Star Istanbul Weekend: A Refined 3-Day Escape Without the Chaos
Istanbul can be many things at once: cinematic, layered, noisy, grand, deeply moving, and occasionally overwhelming. A luxury weekend here should not feel like a race between monuments, nor should it trap you in a hotel
