Jennifer Hattam
@jenhattam.bsky.social
Freelance journalist in Istanbul covering enviro, social, urban issues + art/culture/food/travel: https://www.jenniferhattam.com
(You may know me as TheTurkishLife on Twitter)
Subscribe to my arts+culture newsletter: https://istanbuletcetera.substack.com
(You may know me as TheTurkishLife on Twitter)
Subscribe to my arts+culture newsletter: https://istanbuletcetera.substack.com
More of this from media/publishing companies please 👏👏👏
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
More of this from media/publishing companies please 👏👏👏
Freelancers: Here is my carefully crafted pitch on a story I've researched well and am excited to write about 🙏 (Plus I really need a paycheck.)
Editors:
Editors:
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Freelancers: Here is my carefully crafted pitch on a story I've researched well and am excited to write about 🙏 (Plus I really need a paycheck.)
Editors:
Editors:
The 18th Istanbul Biennial opens to the public on Saturday! Sign up for my newsletter to get a visiting guide in your inbox this week: istanbuletcetera.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The 18th Istanbul Biennial opens to the public on Saturday! Sign up for my newsletter to get a visiting guide in your inbox this week: istanbuletcetera.substack.com
At least 210 journalists in the Gaza Strip have been killed by the Israeli army while Israeli authorities refuse to allow independent access for the international press. This is a direct attack on #pressfreedom and the right to information.
#ProtectJournalistsInGaza
#LetReportersIntoGaza
#ProtectJournalistsInGaza
#LetReportersIntoGaza
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
At least 210 journalists in the Gaza Strip have been killed by the Israeli army while Israeli authorities refuse to allow independent access for the international press. This is a direct attack on #pressfreedom and the right to information.
#ProtectJournalistsInGaza
#LetReportersIntoGaza
#ProtectJournalistsInGaza
#LetReportersIntoGaza
Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı finiş noktasında Boğaz'dan toplanan çöpler sergilendi.
Trash collected from the Bosphorus displayed at the finish line of the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim.
Yay for raising awareness but also yuck 😕
Trash collected from the Bosphorus displayed at the finish line of the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim.
Yay for raising awareness but also yuck 😕
August 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Boğaziçi Kıtalararası Yüzme Yarışı finiş noktasında Boğaz'dan toplanan çöpler sergilendi.
Trash collected from the Bosphorus displayed at the finish line of the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim.
Yay for raising awareness but also yuck 😕
Trash collected from the Bosphorus displayed at the finish line of the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim.
Yay for raising awareness but also yuck 😕
I’m already broke, let that mfer 💥
August 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I’m already broke, let that mfer 💥
Today and tomorrow are the last days to visit "The Lives of Animals" at SALT Beyoğlu @saltonline.bsky.social, an exhibition that asks viewers to reconsider the relationship between humans and animals. İstiklal Caddesi No:136, Beyoğlu; open Tue-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm; free admission.
August 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today and tomorrow are the last days to visit "The Lives of Animals" at SALT Beyoğlu @saltonline.bsky.social, an exhibition that asks viewers to reconsider the relationship between humans and animals. İstiklal Caddesi No:136, Beyoğlu; open Tue-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm; free admission.
For #InternationalCatDay, a 1967 painting by Turkish artist Cihat Burak, part of the current collection exhibition at the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, which I write about in my latest Istanbul etc. newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-k...
August 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For #InternationalCatDay, a 1967 painting by Turkish artist Cihat Burak, part of the current collection exhibition at the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, which I write about in my latest Istanbul etc. newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-k...
Whether you’re stuck in the sweltering city or plotting your escape to the seaside, find out what's going on in the world of arts and culture in Turkey in my latest Istanbul etc newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-c...
July 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Whether you’re stuck in the sweltering city or plotting your escape to the seaside, find out what's going on in the world of arts and culture in Turkey in my latest Istanbul etc newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-c...
So proud of (& inspired by!) my friend Barbara's career-change leap from publishing to personal finance. I ❤️ how she writes about $ w/o ignoring politics or emotions. Maybe there's some teensy hope yet for my anti-capitalist financial mess self 🙈 🧿 realwealthproject.substack.com/p/what-does-...
July 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So proud of (& inspired by!) my friend Barbara's career-change leap from publishing to personal finance. I ❤️ how she writes about $ w/o ignoring politics or emotions. Maybe there's some teensy hope yet for my anti-capitalist financial mess self 🙈 🧿 realwealthproject.substack.com/p/what-does-...
Types of apartments available for rent in central Istanbul right now:
1) Big, beautiful, newly renovated, eye-watering price
2) Former AirBnB studio furnished like a hotel room
3) This 😭
1) Big, beautiful, newly renovated, eye-watering price
2) Former AirBnB studio furnished like a hotel room
3) This 😭
July 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Types of apartments available for rent in central Istanbul right now:
1) Big, beautiful, newly renovated, eye-watering price
2) Former AirBnB studio furnished like a hotel room
3) This 😭
1) Big, beautiful, newly renovated, eye-watering price
2) Former AirBnB studio furnished like a hotel room
3) This 😭
Artistic inspirations from nature and everyday objects, cultural news and more in my latest newsletter, featuring exhibits at @kiraathane.bsky.social @saltonline.bsky.social and Akbank Sanat. Read and subscribe to Istanbul etc: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-e...
July 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Artistic inspirations from nature and everyday objects, cultural news and more in my latest newsletter, featuring exhibits at @kiraathane.bsky.social @saltonline.bsky.social and Akbank Sanat. Read and subscribe to Istanbul etc: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-e...
Consulting on a guidebook that hasn't been updated since these were the price ranges for a hotel in Turkey 😭😭😭
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Consulting on a guidebook that hasn't been updated since these were the price ranges for a hotel in Turkey 😭😭😭
Love to get this kind of feedback and support from readers! Check out my newsletter Istanbul etc. and if you like what you see, please subscribe and share: istanbuletcetera.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Love to get this kind of feedback and support from readers! Check out my newsletter Istanbul etc. and if you like what you see, please subscribe and share: istanbuletcetera.substack.com
“The Gezi martyrs are immortal,” students chant in Istanbul, part of scattered pockets of resistance in a Beyoğlu under police lockdown on the 12th anniversary of the #geziparkı protests. #gezi12yaşında
May 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“The Gezi martyrs are immortal,” students chant in Istanbul, part of scattered pockets of resistance in a Beyoğlu under police lockdown on the 12th anniversary of the #geziparkı protests. #gezi12yaşında
Hanging on by a thread here with my iPhone 7 😬 WhatsApp won’t work on iPhone 6, any phone running iOS 15.1 or lower as of 5 May, company says. www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/bilim-teknol...
April 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hanging on by a thread here with my iPhone 7 😬 WhatsApp won’t work on iPhone 6, any phone running iOS 15.1 or lower as of 5 May, company says. www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/bilim-teknol...
Happy Easter from my muhtar 🌸🌼🌺
April 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Happy Easter from my muhtar 🌸🌼🌺
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April 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The indomitable @lcmporter.bsky.social is running a marathon this weekend to raise money for INARA's work providing access to life-altering medical and mental health care for children affected by conflict 💔 Run Lizzie run! 🏃♀️ 👏 Donate now: inara.org/lizzie
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The indomitable @lcmporter.bsky.social is running a marathon this weekend to raise money for INARA's work providing access to life-altering medical and mental health care for children affected by conflict 💔 Run Lizzie run! 🏃♀️ 👏 Donate now: inara.org/lizzie
100%. Front page above the fold of the FT on Thursday. Economist on Wednesday: www.economist.com/europe/2025/... BBC on Wednesday: www.bbc.com/news/article... falan filan. Maybe the algorithm sucks and people aren't seeing the coverage but it's there.
March 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
100%. Front page above the fold of the FT on Thursday. Economist on Wednesday: www.economist.com/europe/2025/... BBC on Wednesday: www.bbc.com/news/article... falan filan. Maybe the algorithm sucks and people aren't seeing the coverage but it's there.
Digital art in old fuel silos, upcoming concerts, urban artifacts remixed, and more on arts and culture exhibitions and events in Istanbul (and beyond) in my latest newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-i...
February 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Digital art in old fuel silos, upcoming concerts, urban artifacts remixed, and more on arts and culture exhibitions and events in Istanbul (and beyond) in my latest newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-i...
Fascinating piece about the inventor of the first chatbot and how he turned against AI, arguing as far back as 1976 that "There are certain tasks which computers ought not be made to do, independent of whether computers can be made to do them." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
February 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fascinating piece about the inventor of the first chatbot and how he turned against AI, arguing as far back as 1976 that "There are certain tasks which computers ought not be made to do, independent of whether computers can be made to do them." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Déjà vu all over again 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Déjà vu all over again 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
It's the final weekend to visit Bursa FotoFest, Turkey's largest & longest-running photography event, organized this year around the theme of "Urban Defiance." Get all the details in my latest newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/images-of-... (Fuelled by your subscriptions and shares 🙏)
January 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's the final weekend to visit Bursa FotoFest, Turkey's largest & longest-running photography event, organized this year around the theme of "Urban Defiance." Get all the details in my latest newsletter: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/images-of-... (Fuelled by your subscriptions and shares 🙏)
Mardin myths in Istanbul, Versus Art Project says farewell to its home in Hanif Han, and other art exhibitions and cultural events in my latest newsletter. Subscribe to get it as soon as it's published: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-i...
January 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Mardin myths in Istanbul, Versus Art Project says farewell to its home in Hanif Han, and other art exhibitions and cultural events in my latest newsletter. Subscribe to get it as soon as it's published: istanbuletcetera.substack.com/p/whats-on-i...