Here are some recent photos I have taken: My own private İstanbul (!) Windows scenes from the event I attended. When I was passing through the first Bosphorus bridge to get my new car. The ...
https://erkansaka.net/2024/05/15/a-few-days-ago-in-bosphorus/
MLSA’s Twitter account documents the rights violations towards journalists and other activists. Historic Unkapanı towards Taksim Square is blocked by police. An iconic image of shame for Turki...
Ahead of an upcoming workshop in Istanbul in May, Özmen opens up on the experience of shooting in his adopted home, a city of color and contradiction. See the whole piece and beautiful photos he...
https://erkansaka.net/2024/03/27/exploring-istanbul-through-emin-ozmens-lens/
A few days ago, I and Sinem stopped by a newly opened museum in Taksim. Türkiye İş Bankası Resim Heykel Müzesi (İşbank Painting and Sculpture Museum) in İstiklal Street contains perman...
https://erkansaka.net/2024/03/07/istanbul-silhouette-by-husamettin-kocak/
Istanbul Named the World’s Most Visited City in 2023 – TimeOut TimeOut Euromonitor International released its list of top 10 cities for international arrivals and the Turkish capital claimed...
Taksi drivers attack Istanbul’s Transportation Coordination Center with stones Duvar English Istanbul’s taxi drivers reacting to the 28.09 percent increase in taxi fares at the meeting of�...
I am reading a nice book A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul. One chapter deals with the fires. It was the most damaging disaster for centuries. Mavi Boncuk listed major fires: Major Named Istan...
Istanbul Europe’s 2nd brightest Christmas city: Research According to a recent study by a U.K.-based company, Istanbul has been ranked as the second most brilliantly lit Christmas city in Eu...
https://erkansaka.net/2023/12/30/interesting-istanbul-europes-2nd-brightest-christmas-city/
I heard the news that this building will be demolished. Its architectural style was unique in İstanbul. I would admire it when I was a child. It was futuristic when it was first built. I had bee...
https://erkansaka.net/2023/12/21/a-tribute-to-istanbuls-tercuman-building/
In a recent strange interview, Ms. Erkan stated that she ‘lives with mother’ due to excessive rental prices in İstanbul I don’t know her intentions, but I list below how much she earned i...