Syracuse University Abroad in İstanbul
28/06/2016
Kedi: capturing Istanbul’s cats on film Creeping along the rooftops, slinking between café chairs, lounging on vines, curling up in metro stations, leaping through fish stalls, meditating in mosques – the cats of Istanbul are so familiar to locals that they are part of the urb
26/05/2016
SU Istanbul Students Visit the Consul General On May 5, students and staff from SU Istanbul, along with students from other U.S. study abroad programs in the city, were invited to the home of Charles Hunter, the United States Consul General in…
17/05/2016
A couple of photos from Amasya, one of our stops on the Spring 2016 SUI field study trip
02/05/2016
Top 7 Turkish literature in translation With fewer than 600 books of translated fiction and poetry published in the US in 2014, foreign literature needs the support of dedicated readers.
25/04/2016
Born on the Bosphorus: Exploring Three Distinct Waterside Neighborhoods - Culinary Backstreets The Bosphorus Strait, which divides the city of Istanbul and separates the European and Asian continents, has never failed to inspire; from Emperor Constantine to Mark Twain, its charms are well noted. On its shores are palaces but also neighborhoods – from bustling marketplaces to multicultural fis…
18/04/2016
How to trick fate: the long history of the Evil Eye Have you ever wished that you could kill with a single glance, like Darth Vader or Voldemort? And has anyone ever looked at you in that way?
12/04/2016
What's in season: artichoke Around this time of year in Istanbul, artichokes are a common sight outside greengrocers and other stores, usually stripped of all their outer layers, bobbing naked in buckets of water, drops of lemon preventing them from discoloring.
31/03/2016
The many lives of Istanbul's birds “Isn’t it something of an adventure, the joy of millions of birds liberated outside of mosques, synagogues, and churches, the joy of people, for hundreds of years?
28/03/2016
21 reasons to visit Istanbul in 2016 With its vibrant lifestyle and natural beauty, Istanbul mesmerizes its visitors all the time.
08/03/2016
14 fantastic international bookstores in Istanbul Istanbul abounds with bookshops, from the big names like D&R to the tiny secondhand booksellers lining Aslıhan Pasaj in Asmalı Mescit. Within all of this the city offers a variety of choices for non-Turkish readers.
29/02/2016
What you should know about Turkish olive oil There are only three seasons on the Aegean coast of Turkey: spring, summer and a very long fall.
25/02/2016
How to learn Turkish in Istanbul easily Let’s assume that you know zero Turkish.