“Truly Other”
Chantal from South Africa joined The Other Tour in 2014 with her family and we had an absolutely fantastic time. ...
THE OTTOMANS
The Ottoman's ruled the region for the next 400 + years until November 1, 1922 when the Grand National Assembly ...
The Incredible Turk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey.
Istanbul Earthquake
A recent statement by Prof. Dr. Marco Bohnhoff, a researcher at the German Research Centre for Geosciences, has revealed that ...
Music school in Istanbul
We visited a nonprofit summer school where kids learn to play musical instruments during The Other Tour on July 3rd. ...
I wanna guide The Other Tour
Trevor Brown wants to guide The Other Tour and sings about it.
The best Rumi quote
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down ...
Khayyam’s Death
This is a piece written by Fazil Say, one of the most talented Turkish musicians, about the death of this ...
Elif Shafak: The art of storytelling
Elif Shafak, arguably Turkey's best female author, gives a speech at TED talks about herself, about writing and life in general. ...
USEFUL TURKISH WORDS AND PHRASES
Turkish is a difficult language. The following Turkish words and phrases are just enough to help you get your point ...
Fazıl Say – Black Earth
Fazıl Say (born in 1970) is undoubtedly one of the most talented and respected Turkish artists today. He is a ...
TOP 5 THINGS TO DO IN ISTANBUL
Most Istanbul tourism guidebooks (and guides themselves) offer you a pretty generic list of what to do in Istanbul. The ...
Breakfast in Istanbul
Table spreads cover everything from marinated olives, to bee-licous honey, to fried eggs with sausage, to homemade jams, to the ...
Best Places to Run in Istanbul
We understand that some people just can't let go of exercise - even for a few days. Once a runner, ...
TOP 5 ANNOYING THINGS ABOUT ISTANBUL
There are always some little nuances that get under our skin, annoy us and, eventually, lead us to share them ...
Diversity of Istanbul
Istanbul (as many other parts of Turkey) is currently Turkish land but it is not necessarily full of Turks. And ...
