Istanbul Travel Blog

Yet another Children’s Event… The funny and smart movie featuring Johnny Depp as well as other many lovely people is now being staged by powerful and engaging musicians. The film music was composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer. Already several orchestras are playing the song (as can...

A month of shopping has swept by… Via Port Shopping Mall is one of the earliest Malls to come to an early termination with the Festival. Within the next 3 – 4 days, other Malls and boutiques will also follow the trend. Via Port will be ending its own campaign with an astonishing flash mob...

As the national Children’s Day approaches; the Children’s Events or performances by those who are still children (in terms of age) are mounting. The official day is the 23rd of April; which coincides with the weekend this year. This may not be so good news for the schooling children and the...

Chick Corea and Gary Burton gave an excellent concert on 31st of March at the magnificent concert hall of CRR (Cemal Reşit Rey). CRR is one of the major concert halls in Istanbul european side: and it is owned by the municipilaty of Istanbul. Although they are not completely counterparts of one another,...

As part of Istanbul Fashion Festival, Beylikduzu Migros Shopping Mall will be hosting numerous events through out the 40 days and nights. In fact it has already hosted some of them and is in the process of hosting others. There are exhibitions, theaters, and performances as part of these events. One...

April continues to rush in, in fact racing to be nominated the month of “events”. Following the trail of the Shopping Festival, we are now celebrating the Film Festival -which by the way did not start with any less fervor than the shopping itself. The 30th Istanbul Film Festival by Istanbul...

I got e-mailed by Changa recently, saying that they will be serving very few and limited number of “strawberry meringue cakes” on April 1st and 2nd to a privileged few. [Image source: e-mail marketing from Changa Restaurant] Apparently, the cakes were on the menu briefly a while ago; and...

Today, the 1st of April and tomorrow, the 2nd, Metrocity Shopping Mall is hosting a fashion catwalk as part of the Shopping Festival attractions. The show will feature collections from famous local brands and will introduce the spring fashion. The catwalks and events will continue through the month....

The 19th of March was celebrated fully fledged all around the city. I had already reported :) from Nisantasi ISF_ ELLE (Istanbul Shopping Festival and Elle Magazin that are) Opening Party. The same flurry was also felt on the Istiklal Street. The picture below is from the street party of the March 19th...

Be ware of the upcoming weekend… The 26th of March will be a special day in Akmerkez. The shops will be open until 02:00 A.M. There will be musical performances and entertaining shows. Above all, there will be surprises for the visitors. The most special surprise for all will be as Akmerkez ends...