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EU sanctions against Israel: here’s what’s on the table

Elisenda Calvet Martínez, Universitat de Barcelona -...

Textiles and Heritage – Yemen Fashion Weaves Past and Present

By Layla Al-Hadhrami ~ Wear on fabric-made...

Türkiye

Unifying the Continents, Unifying the Tales – A Wake-Up Call of World Culture to Turkey

By Barbaros Z. Alpman ~ Walking the cobble stone serpent avenues of Istanbul or enduring the keened saz dirge on Anatolian ridges, one observes: Turkey is not so easily rent as rewoven, retold anew...

Street Food to Haute Cuisine – The Filthy Delicious Diversity of Turkish Flavors

By Jürgen D. Hender ~ Cyclone back alleys of Kadıköy Market, Istanbul, to skyscraper restaurants of arm-and-a-leg Michelin restaurants with an arm-and-a-leg dinner price tag to gulp the Bosphorus in one, Turkish cuisine is...

Innovative Cities – How Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir Are Catching Up on the Lifestyle Makeover

By Rachel Ellison ~ While the world was fantasizing over futurist, visionary cities as hybrids of culture, community, and creativity, three Turkish cities, Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir, are also joining their bandwagon. Of significant meaning to their heritage, the three cities are envisioning urban life in new dimensions with art-, creativity-, and sustainability-based lifestyle transformation. The three cities not only are keeping the book relevant to their own times but are also demonstrating to the world how cities can flourish through city renewal through culture. Istanbul: A Two-Continental Multicultural Melting Pot No city is more intersectional culturally. Spanning from Asia to Europe, it's a geography of ideas, tastes, and boundary of identity....

Unifying the Continents, Unifying the Tales – A Wake-Up Call of World Culture to Turkey

By Barbaros Z. Alpman ~ Walking the cobble stone serpent avenues of Istanbul or enduring the keened saz dirge on Anatolian ridges, one observes: Turkey...

Capes, Castles, and Cappadocia – Totally Justifiable Travel Destinations in Türkiye

By Eleanor Marsh ~ With valley windswept by wind into blue seas, century-blown fortress castle centuries' hall of centuries, Türkiye beckons holiday-makers to pastel-colored history and nature wind in crevices and recesses of the world. Treasure hunt holidays ballooning over...

Aegean to Anatolian Heartland – Unveiling the Hidden Treasures of Turkey.

By Margaret Ellis ~ Where they recall Türkiye, Istanbul cityscape silhouette or blue Aegean shores beach. But a different story of Turkey—where time slumbers, millennia hold the stones of tangle old worlds in awe, and gracious hosts are no obstacle to be overcome but an art to be savored. That is Anatolia, a history-shy and king-like nation with so much history, culture, and geography to burst the heart. Hattusa: Impressions of...

Baklava, Breakfast, and Beyond – Revealing the Culinary Identity of Türkiye

By Eleanor Walsh ~ There is no largest meal of the day for Turkish breakfast—turkey is a hot, spicy culture of community, history, and flavor. In cosmopolitan city centers or tranquil coastal towns, the...

Unifying the Continents, Unifying the Tales – A Wake-Up Call of World Culture to Turkey

By Barbaros Z. Alpman ~ Walking the cobble stone serpent avenues of Istanbul or enduring the keened saz dirge on...

Turkish Past Legacy Safeguarded by Heritage, Future Sealed with Lit

By Claire Whitman ~ In Türkiye, confining the past in crumbling stone vessels of words is not needed. Heritage flourishes...

A Festival for All of Humanity – The Timeless Cuisine of Türkiye Wins New Hearts

By Rachel Bennett ~ Aroning amidst and around kitchens old-world, around which history is the center of tables where family,...