Metropolis on Two Continents

Istanbul Cevahir Shopping Center Wins Platinum at 2013 Hermes Creative Awards

Istanbul Cevahir Shopping Center Wins Platinum at 2013 Hermes Creative Awards

May 21, 2013

Istanbul Cevahir Shopping Center has received four Platinum Awards at the Hermes Creative Awards competition. Cevahir’s “Diamonds in the Rough” and “Fashionista’s Wardrobe” projects were chosen out of nearly 5600 international projects. Istanbul Cevahir received two Platinum Awards in the Public Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility...

Trump Street new mall project planned for Istanbul

Trump Street new mall project planned for Istanbul

May 21, 2013

Doğan Holding is set to invest $6 million in the “Trump Cadde” (Trump Street) project, which includes plans to build an open mall on the terrace of Istanbul’s Trump Mall. Trump Cadde will be built on a 2,500-square-meter area at the Trump Mall, a part of Trump Towers in which Doğan Holding is a partner with Trump International. As part of the project,...

Legendary Rock Guitarist Joe Satriani in Istanbul

Legendary Rock Guitarist Joe Satriani in Istanbul

May 18, 2013

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani is in Istanbul to perform at Küçükçiftlik Park May 18. He has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1987 breakthrough album, “Surfing with the Alien.” Over 10-million albums and CDs later, in addition to 14 Grammy nominations and numerous accolades, Satriani continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar...

Leadership Guru Robin Sharma in Istanbul

Leadership Guru Robin Sharma in Istanbul

May 18, 2013

Leadership Guru Robin Sharma, author of the book “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” will be in Istanbul on May 23 to speak about his new book, which focuses on leadership. He will also be talking about his new book titled “The Leader Who Had No Title.” Sharma aims to teach participants breakthrough strategies that the best performers in the world’s best...

New tourism campaign to promote Istanbul

New tourism campaign to promote Istanbul

May 18, 2013

New visual materials used by the Culture and Tourism Ministry to promote Turkey abroad invite foreign travelers to experience the rich culture, history and nature of Anatolia. This year, 25 posters, featuring photographs and words, have been prepared for Turkey’s promotion. Destinations like Istanbul, Antalya, Muğla, Cappadocia and Mount Nemrut are promoted...

Istanbul sights featured in Dan Brown’s Inferno

Istanbul sights featured in Dan Brown’s Inferno

May 15, 2013

Istanbul will be anticipating a tourism boom caused by a rather more modern phenomenon than the 16th century’s great cultural revival – the work of Dan Brown, the author of the bestseller The Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown’s highly anticipated new thriller “Inferno” was released this week. The book has featured on the front pages of many Turkish...