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The moments of grace can not be earned or consumed. For them it's necessary the search of tranquility and "one second" chance. The moment of luck in Istanbul, in the twilight: Topkapi, Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia...
The moments of grace can not be earned or consumed. For them it's necessary the search of tranquility and "one second" chance. The moment of luck in Istanbul, in the twilight: Topkapi, Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia...
“I was born in a mansion, which was formerly the harem of a pasha. In my childhood years there used to live servants and odalisques, together with us. I grew up listening to stories and songs which might have come from...
Agatha Christie, Graham Greene and Hemingway. Istanbul. A richly historical hotel. And a famous train. What do they have in common? To put it simply: Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah. To puzzle out the...
Istanbul is more than history and culture, it`s an amalgam of decadent, glamorous, old and new dreams, a mixture of the most interesting and exciting #placestosee and #thingstodo. Among the many and...

Meet Erk Erkaya, a super cool guy, a local of the grandiose Istanbul, which together with a friend, he founded Locally Istanbul, with all his knowledge and information about everything that stirs in the city-as far as art, culture, design, fashion are concerned – besides a complete knowhow about new &fab spots, creates and ”cuts” for you, as...
Motley, sweet and salty, eclectic and traditional, crowded and wonderful, surprising and generous…some few words about what Napoleon said: if the world needed to have a capital, this would be...