May 3, 2013

Justin Bieber stopped his performance twice mid-concert last night in Istanbul to honor the ‘Azan’, the Islamic call to prayer. Worldwide famous Canadian singer Justin Bieber performed his first-ever concert in Turkey Thursday night for 30,000 fans at the Istanbul Technical University’s Ayazağa Campus Stadium. Although the mega pop-star was initially...

Apr 25, 2013

Foreign nationals planning to visit Turkey will now be able to obtain their visas online through an electronic visa application system (e-Visa) launched by the Republic of Turkey on April 17. The new online based visa system allows for applications and visa fees to be paid online, allowing travelers the comfort of applying for a visa to Turkey from their home or...

Apr 18, 2013

The Turkish government has made it extremely easy for tourists to get a Turkish Visa. Now you can apply for Turkish visa online! As of April 17, 2013, electronic visa (e-Visa) replaces “sticker visa” which was issued at the border crossings. This means no more going to local embassies or waiting inline at the airport to obtain a visa. So convenient! E-Visa...

Mar 7, 2013

Turkey has 82,693 mosques, the most of which are in the country’s largest city, Istanbul, according to Religious Affairs Directorate data. Istanbul, as the capital of the Ottoman Empire since 1453 and the largest city in the Middle East, contains a great number of mosques. Istanbul has 3,113 mosques, including the historical Sultanahmet Mosque and the...

Feb 28, 2013

IMG Fashion, announced that its title sponsor for the Fashion Week Istanbul event in Turkey will be Mercedes-Benz, adding Istanbul to its roster of worldwide sponsorships. Their global fashion platform reaches nearly every major fashion week worldwide, including events produced and represented by IMG Fashion in New York, Miami, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow and Tokyo...