Introduction Hello everyone! We are excited to share a hidden gem- Mecidiye Pavilion in Istanbul (ssshhh, this is a secret 🙂 Of course, it is not totally a secret. But, it is easy to say that people, especially locals still could not exactly explore this pavilion. So, this means that the pavilion is a great …
Info Alright, ladies & gentlemen… We are in Ayvalik & Cunda (Alibey Island), one of our favorite summer vacation locations in Turkey, and we are excited about sharing this post. If you don’t like swimming a lot, you are still more than welcome since Ayvalik & Cunda are great places to visit, chill and enjoy …
Edirne- Introduction Finally, we are in Edirne. One of the major cities in Turkey, the capital of the Ottoman Empires once upon a time. This will be one of the posts outside of Istanbul and we are pretty excited. We are sure that you are generally looking for things to do, but we will combine …
Sports in Istanbul and Turkey We all know that Istanbul has many options. If you are also interested in sports, you can find many sports activities in Istanbul. Sports are irreplaceable for Turkish people. Also, we can say that this is pretty popular in Turkey- every kind of sport but generally “watching” rather than “performing” …
Museum of Innocence As we all know, Istanbul has many different tourist attractions. As locals, we all like to explore secret places (you know, this is our motto!). Museum of Innocence may not be such a secret place and can be classified a bit popular, however, this is different than the other museums in Istanbul. …
Fortresses in Istanbul A lot of people still believe that Istanbul is the center of the world. There are a lot of competitors in the world, do you wonder what we think? Yes, we think the same 🙂 Ok, now back to the business, the conquest of Constantinople (the old name of Istanbul) was not …
Traditional Turkish breakfast Famous Turkish poet Cemal Sureyya said that “I don’t know what you think about eating, but there is a relationship with breakfast and happiness!”. What a well said quote!! Okay, what is the reason for this sympathy for breakfast? This is also related to family and friendship in Turkish culture. And, Turkish …
What is the Topkapi Palace? The Topkapi Palace was the headquarters of the Ottoman Empire from the 1480s to the 1850s. It is called a palace, however, it is simply a complex containing many buildings. You can check the history of Istanbul in this post. After the conquest of Constantinople by Fatih Sultan Mehmed (Mehmed …
Turkish Delight- Introduction After recently publishing Turkish coffee, we wanted to talk about Turkish delight since you can’t think the Turkish coffee w/o this yummy delight. As you know, Turkish culture and Turkish kitchen have a deep history. Lokum (in Turkish) is always one of the key actors in this culture and becoming more popular …
Darica Zoo- Introduction Darica Zoo is one of the best zoos in Turkey. There are many species in this zoo even it is not a big one. We like to spend time and see different animals and we would recommend you to check if you are around Darica- Kocaeli or an animal lover. This zoo …