ART, VISION and PEACE

Erol Tabanca is a co-founder of one of the largest construction companies in Turkey and also the mastermind of the Odunpazarı…


TANJU KALAYCIOĞLU

Listening to people who lived in Istanbul before my time intrigues me. Imagining people swimming happily in the sea sounds like…


MURAT PILEVNELI – THE GARDENER

I am in Fenerbahçe, a neighbourhood in Istanbul named after the city’s first lighthouse, an area that was formerly a popular…


“I miss people greeting and smiling at one another.”

Aydın Dorsay is a musician who has taken on different roles within Borusan Sanat, including his work with the BIPO, the Borusan…


ŞEMSA’S SECRETS

In pursuit of your dreams, working hard and listening to your inner voice. This defines the professional perspective of chef…


ART CONNOISSEUR BERAL MADRA

Beral Madra is a key figure in the past, present and future of anything related to art in Turkey. We met her at Sanayi313 to…


LAZARİ KOZMAOĞLU

We are going on a life journey with Lazari Kozmaoğlu; the founder of the one and only pork butcher in Istanbul “İdeal Salam”. He…


TELL ME ABOUT ISTANBUL

One would expect the topic of conversation to be of a pedagogic nature when speaking with psychological consultant Feriha…


WHAT DO BUILDINGS WHISPER?

Jeffrey Tucker comes from a multinational family and has lived in several countries. I met him in his neighbourhood of Balat to…


IF AN ARCHITECT DECIDES TO BECOME A ‘FLÂNEUR’…

We speak to architect Serkan Ennaç about perceptions of Istanbul and what his ‘Architecture of Turkey’ account means to him.…