Metropolis on Two Continents

Istanbul’s Pera Museum exhibition sheds light into Early Years of Turkish Dutch Relations

Istanbul’s Pera Museum exhibition sheds light into Early Years of Turkish Dutch Relations

Jan 29, 2012

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Turkish-Dutch relations with an exhibition, Pera Museum hopes to build a cultural bridge between the two nations. Organized in collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum and with the support of several other partners, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Nationaal Archief in The Hague both in the Netherlands, the...

Popular Turkish TV series Muhtesem Yuzyil to be broadcast in 40 countries

Popular Turkish TV series Muhtesem Yuzyil to be broadcast in 40 countries

Jan 10, 2012

The Turkish TV series “Muhteşem Yüzyıl” (The Magnificent Century), which has become one of the most popular productions in Turkey and increased people’s interest in Ottoman history, is opening to the world, Turkish daily news reported. No other Turkish series, which will be broadcast in 40 countries this month, is carried in so many areas around the...

Istanbul’s New Taxi Looks Better Than NYC’s Taxi of Tomorrow

Istanbul’s New Taxi Looks Better Than NYC’s Taxi of Tomorrow

Jul 3, 2011

Istanbul is “hailing” a new era of urban mobility today, as the city with Europe’s largest taxi fleet has selected a new Istanbul Taxi design and supply the next-generation “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The Taxi Design Contest, run by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality which took the contest to a plebiscite, ended with Istanbul residents choosing the B...

Turkish Harem gets world media attention

Turkish Harem gets world media attention

Jan 26, 2011

Show TV’s new TV series Marvelous Century “ Muhtesem Yuzyil” turned all ratings upside down in Turkey. It is the most spoken and continues to be the most-watched television series on Turkish broadcast. One out of every two Turkish families is watching this tv serie which tells the life of Suleiman, the Magnificent and his Harem. Many famous world media...

Monica Bellucci meets famous Turkish comedian Cem Yilmaz

Monica Bellucci meets famous Turkish comedian Cem Yilmaz

Jan 25, 2011

Famous stand up comedian Cem Yilmaz met sexy Italian star Monica Bellucci at the beach near Rome. Both stars will be acting in the new movie of Ferzan Ozpetek who became famous with his movie called “ Hamam (Steam),“ the story of 2 gay guy’s visit to a Hamam in Istanbul. Ferzan was born in Istanbul and has lived in Italy for a long time. He prefers to make...