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Last minute Offers! - May 2008

Webmaster — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:25:14 +0000

- Angels and Demons, 420 Euro/Week, starting from 19 May

New video: Cihangir Terrace

Webmaster — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:19:13 +0000

So let’s see the new video of Cihangir Terrace, a cosy yet modern designed apartment in central Istanbul. The music in the background is Sympsthy from Portecho. Click HERE to watch the video…

Cooking Alaturka: Half-day Turkish Cooking Classes and Restaurant

Metehan — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:05:42 +0000

Learn How to Cook Authentic Turkish Foods in Between Visiting Istanbul’s Many Sights

Our classes are generally held from 10:30 to 14:30 on any given day that we have enough participants. We prepare 5 typical Turkish dishes in a group of 6-10 persons and then have them for lunch in our restaurant. We have aprons at your disposal and you will get the recipes to take with you.

Private classes are held as well.

For private groups, evening classes can be considered as well, starting at 16:30, with dinner served from 19:00 to 21:00

Eveline Zoutendijk

Cooking Alaturka

Akbiyik Caddesi 72a, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
Tel: (90) (212) 458 5919, Fax: (90) (212) 458 5999
Gsm: (90) 536 338 0896, www.cookingalaturka.com

A Tasty “Damat Paçası” Experience

Webmaster — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:42:50 +0000

Finally after couple of days, the sun showed its lovely face from behind the clouds today. Organizing most of our works in the morning, we decided to take walk around Galata, where almost half of our apartments are located, and have lunch. Enjoying the lovely weather, people and the sight (beleive us, you barely find time to enjoy this city between everyday work, therefore it was more than valuable to us to have the chance), we ran into our everyday route down to Galata Tower. Luckily, it didn’t take us long to spot this lovely, cosy restaurant which we already spotted weeks ago but didn’t find a chance to give it a try.

“Damat Paçası” is one of those little, cosy restaurants with a staff who welcomes you with a hearty smile, offering a variety of delicious food made by local women and a “not so expensive” price-list. Click to read the rest of this article

Angels and Demons joins Istanbul Sweet Home family

Webmaster — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:12:40 +0000

Now that the renovation period is over, it’s time to introduce “Angels and Demons”, the newest member of Istanbul Sweet Home family. It’s a one bedroom flat to host a maximum of 3 people with a L shaped couch that turns into a sofa bed for one person in addition to the double bed in the bedroom.

The building is situated in the Galata-Beyoglu area, less than 5 minutes walk from Istiklal Street and 15-20 minutes walk to Taksim Square , which can be considered the heart of Istanbul , where the major culture & art centers are located, with many charming cafes, restaurants and stores…

The living room has an open kitchen, dining table and chairs provided with satelite TV at the seating area. The living room and the bedroom are air-condititoned. You may even enjoy a view of Bosphorus. Click here for further info about this flat…

Cihangir Terrace in its new page design

Webmaster — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:22:06 +0000

Just a quick reminder for one of our apartments, Cihangir Terrace’s new page design is ready for your view. You can VIEW IT HERE.

An Istanbul Video by Veysel Gençten

Webmaster — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:48:39 +0000

We have just come across a video about Istanbul by Veysel Gençten. You will definitely like it! http://www.ersineser.us/

Istanbul Sweet Home at Pukka Living

Webmaster — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:57:46 +0000

Here’s an article from Günnur Dicle, published at Pukkaliving.Com about Istanbul Sweet Home.

Self Control
IstanbulSweetHome Apartments

You’re new here and need a room pronto. With no clue as to how to even pronounce Nişantaşi or Cihangir, you’re being dragged to all sorts of wrong flats by a well-meaning but equally clueless estate agent.

Stop now! Quickly find a computer and type this: IstanbulSweetHome.

Four Istanbolites who were fed-up with rude and wicked landlords decided to take the matter into their hands and created ISH some time ago.

Having restored beautiful flats in fantastic locations like Taksim, Galata and environs which they rent out for long or short stays, they take personal care of their properties and treat you like a guest (not some foreigner=money making machine).

Each flat has a peculiar characteristic (one even boasts a private Turkish hamam), and is located in gorgeous buildings done in Bauhaus or Art Nouveau style in line with that 1880’s Beyoglu-Cihangir look. We really liked Istanbul Eye, set on two levels with stunning views of Golden Horn, offered on a last-minute deal ending March 14th.

See IstanbulSweetHome online or email to info@istanbulsweethome.com for a full list of flats.
Contributed by Gunnur Dicle.

http://www.pukkaliving.com/article/self-control/

“ON STRIKE” / Exhibition / Bayram Candan / 31 Jan - 1 March / Galeri Apel

Metehan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:12:18 +0000

“ON STRIKE” / Exhibition / Bayram Candan / 31 Jan - 1 March / Galeri Apel

Galeri Apel http://www.galleryapel.com/go.php?page=sergi&lan=TR&sergiid=87

Bayram Candan http://www.bayramcandan.com/

“ON STRIKE” This exhibition does not correspond to any serious, complicated artistic manifest. The paintings and sculptures do not attempt to make any significant contribution in terms of form and content to the spectators’ daily lives. The works in this exhibition resulted from a productive process that promotes entertaining rather than exhibiting. Read the whole story

GÖÇEBE ŞARKILAR IS STARTING TO PERFORM IN BEYOGLU, CLOSE UP

Metehan — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:15:36 +0000

20.October ve 3.November.2007 Saturday at 23.00

After 17.November each Saturday at 23.00′da…

Close-Up address: Istiklal Caddesi İmam Adnan sok. No:8 Kat:2 Beyoğlu ( Upper floor of Yeşilçam Sineması)

Close-Up tel: (212) 252 16 12

Göçebe Şarkılar (The Nomadic Songs) take their listeners on a trip into the sounds of the people who spend their lives migrating from landscape to landscape, not always by choice. Their songs reflect the lives, loves, joys and sorrows of those cultures.

Göçebe Şarkılar draw on a repertoire of songs from Romania, Hungary, old Yugoslavian gipsy lands, Macedonia, Albania , Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece, Andalucía, Mexico, Italy, Anatolia, Armenia and Thrace as well as from Sephardic culture. They interpret these pieces in their authentic languages with the accompaniment of guitar, violins, accordion, and percussion; thriving to present the listener with a dynamic and different aural experience at each concert.

Let’s embark together on this journey of song, dance, happiness and melancholy…

GÖÇEBE ŞARKILAR:

Ahmet Tirgil - violin

Ayça Damgacı - vocal

Hakan Milli - vocal İnci Sunar - guitar

Levent Güzel - percussion Özge Metin - violin, accordeon