Ebru Marbling Class Student From Germany January 2018

We arrived in Istanbul with no plans, except a desire to see Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, and of course, Istanbul itself. We were pleasantly amazed at how easy it is to travel around, how helpful are the Turks, and how inexpensive are hotels, restaurants, and just about everything else. In Istanbul we stayed in the delightful, […]

The great Turkish philosopher and poet Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi was commemorated on the 729th anniversary of his death with ceremonies held on 10-17 December in Konya.

Most people in the world have heard of Turkish coffee, but far fewer have ever tasted it. Europe acquired the coffee habit from the Turks, and adapted it to their own tastes over subsequent centuries,