Excited to announce that we’ve launched a Culinary Backstreets Istanbul Instagram account! Follow us @ culinarybackstreetslstanbul for great food and great stories from The City.

Feeding People Amid Protests: Istanbul's City Restaurants

My latest for Culinary Backstreets on the politics of an affordable meal:

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Watching Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar, which was beautifully restored by @mubi.bsky.social

“In this country, it is safer to give birth on the metrobus than at a private hospital” reads a sign in Istanbul, re: the horrifying “Newborn Gang” scandal where doctors placed infants in extended, unnecessary stays in neonatal units to extract money from the state, resulting in at least 10 deaths

Tarlabaşı, 16/11/24

Tarlabaşı, 5 Aralık 2023

I recently explored the perimeter and interior of the controversial Taksim 360 project in Tarlabaşı, which began in 2012 and is still incomplete. My latest:

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My latest, with some thoughts on Istanbul following the centennial of the republic and leading up to the 2024 local elections:

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Taksim Metro, 26 Ekim 2023

My latest for Culinary Backstreets about about Bay Köfte, an excellent food truck in Dikilitaş serving staples like köfte and sucuk ekmek mixed with roasted vegetables and kuymak cheese from Trabzon:

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My latest for my Substack FLANÖR about an iconic Ankara shoemaker who made footwear for Zeki Müren and Bülent Ecevit.

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Beşiktaş İskelesi ⛴🕯

Kasımpaşa, Deniz Lokantası 🤌

Hızlı Taksim Geceleri ✨

The latest from my Substack FLANÖR:
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Kurtuluş Son Durak, Efsane Dürümcü Baba. Semtin en harika sokak lezzeti 🌯

My latest for my new Substack FLANÖR:

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