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Bubbles Drama Group is gearing up to rock Istanbul with its Spring 2012
musical The Rocky Horror Show. Anyone interested in getting involved
in any aspect of the all-volunteer production, please come to the first
rehearsal/auditions from 10 AM – 12 PM on Saturday 4th and Saturday 11th
of February at Açı Pre-school/Anaokulu. (Konaklar Mah. Akaağaç Sk.
No. 2-4, 4 Levent, walking distance from 4 Levent Metro) For further
information contact Sharon Inci, 0537 917 4407, Tom Godfrey
tom(at)speechbubbles.org or tom(at) iti-istanbul.com or telephone
Seden: 0212 283 64 66.
Directions to Açı Pre-school/Anaokulu:
From 4 Levent Metro stop opposite the Movenpick go towards the shops
and walk down past the McDonalds. Cross the road and continue past the
road with Migros and Venga restaurant and it is the next street on your
right. Continue until Akaağaç Sok. on the left. Aci is the school on
the corner. You will need ID, and you will have to sign in.
A Heart for Your Sweetheart: On Saturday February 4 and 11 you
can visit Cam Ocağı (Glass Furnace) to make your own glass heart. You
can enjoy a beautiful day full of art at The Glass Furnace and
experience something very unique and intreresting. Please get in touch
with via mail or telephone for more information. Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Tel: (216) 433 36 93
Mail: emre@glassfurnace.org
Young moviemakers at the ages of 13-19 will get together in Istanbul on February 7-10, 2012. Teen International Shorts Festival (TISFEST), organized by Turkish Benefactors Association Kağıthane Branch, welcomes approximately 90 films. The screenings will take place at Pera Museum. Free masterclasses at Robert College and Pera Museum are also among the facilities of the festival. Films of the “Get Your Own Picture” project which is supported by European Union and realized by Turkish, German and Spanish movie makers at the ages of 13 and 26 will also meet the audience. The goal of the festival is not only to be a regular film festival but also move forward Istanbul’s young moviemakers to a further international platform. Thu most successful film will also receive a reward of € 1.000. For detailed information and program please click.
Ensemble Kheops Trio consisting consisting of Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu (composer/pianist), Marie Hallynck (violoncello) and Roland van Spaendonck (clarinet) will perform the Turkey premiere of Emotions Fugitives III of Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu at Fulya Sanat. The concert will take place on Thursday, February 2 at 20:00. For online tickets please click.
Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show: Mickey,
Minnie, Donald, and Goofy embark on a comical road trip in search of
the coolest acts around for their upcoming talent show. Along the way,
hit a high note with Cinderella; get your bounce on with Tigger; and
shout out your loudest "yee-haw" at a hoedown with Woody, Jessie and
Buzz Lightyear from Disney/Pixar's Toy Story. The show will take place
at Ora Arena, Bayrambaşa between January 19 and February 12, 2012.
Tickets can be purchased through Biletix.
Known as "The Master of the Pan Flute" Gheorghe Zamfir is a leading figure within the history of Romanian folk music since 1960's. He has been the soloists of several soundtracks including "Childhood Memories", "Cockeye's Song", Sergio Leone's 1984 gangster film Once Upon A Time In America and "The Lonely Shepherd". He will take stage at Isanbul Kültür University, Akıngüç Auditorium, on February 12 and at Caddebostan Culture Center on February 13. Both performances will begin at 20:30. Tickets can be purchased through Biletix.
The January/February 2012 issue of The Guide Istanbul is available at major newsstands, and selected bookstores throughout Turkey . To read the Publisher’s note please click.
The bus drivers of IETT accustomed to use their AKBİLs for passengers who do not have one. This implementation was now cancelled and passengers should purchase Akbil, electronic card or electronic ticket with limited usage beforehand. The mentioned tickets can be purchased at IETT Electronic Ticket dealers or automatic sales machines throughout the city.
The winter schedules of IDO Sea Busses and Şehir Hatları (Citylines) Ferries, which provide 85% of sea transportation in Istanbul are effective as of September 19, 2011. Please check the new timetable of IDO and Citylines.
The Blind Photographers Project is inviting you to live an unforgettable experience on Saturdays: Dinner in Pitch Black. – Total Darkness. A special meal by Sardunya catering will be served by blind waiters, and blind musicians will take stage. And dancing in the dark. For more information please check the website. For the English video of Blind Photographers Project please click.
Serdar-ı Ekrem Sokak 16D, Galata-Beyoğlu
Tel: (212) 252 5 61
Istanbul “The Ultimate Guide”: Saffet Emre Tonguç and Pat Yale decided to write the most comprehensive and most up-to-date Istanbul Guide in 2007 and the adventure took 3 years to be completed. Tonguç and Yale toured 15.600 kilometers in Istanbul. 60 photographers contributed to the photos Tonguç and Yale took. The book is composed of 650 pages and 3000 photos, illustrations, maps, engravings, miniatures and historical photos. In addition to historical and tourist areas the duo visited nearly 2000 places including restaurant, cafes, bar, shop, hotel, hostel, night club and hamam and share their views with the readers. The book is written both in English and Turkish and can be purchased in selected bookstores.
Depom - Turgut Özal Caddesi 110, İkitelli
Tel: (212) 549 00 84 e-mail: info(at)depom.org
Mrs. Claudia Turgut has been writing a cooking blog based on all the fresh produce that you can get in the markets in Turkey. You can follow her blog for delicious recipes with a Turkish touch.
The largest ceramic panel in the world displays Istanbul’s most famous landmarks at Kabataş Cultural Center. The panel, embellishing a wall in front of the Kabataş Cultural Center on Çırağan Street is 85 meters long and 5 meters high. The panel was completed in five months and displays drawings of 13 architectural masterpieces of İstanbul, including the Maiden's Tower, the Galata Tower, Topkapı Palace, and the Blue Mosque.
Istanbul Şehir Hatları (Citylines) launched two new ferry routes running parallel to the coasts of both sides of the Bosphorus. The residents are expected to choose these routes in order to avoid traffic jams and for a more comfortable trip. The ferries will run on weekdays. Please check the winter timetable of Şehir Hatları (Citylines) for the scheduled routes of Kabataş-Sarıyer and Üsküdar-Anadoluhisarı-Kanlıca-Paşabahçe-Beykoz.
Tünel (Tunnel) is the easiest way to get from Karaköy to Beyoğlu, instead of climbing the steep streets. The timetable for Tünel (Tunnel) has changed. It is open everyday on 07:00-22:45 (Sundays 07:30-22:45)
Şişli Municipality Science Center continues to attract the attention of children to science with the recently established Yeşil Istasyon (Green Station).
Rezan Has Museum, Cibali brings together "The Silent Witnesses" of past civilizations and the present day. The process of civilization of mankind that began approximately ten thousand years ago, with their daily life, beliefs, social and commercial relations, struggles against nature and even the wherewithal they developed to resist death, are all on display.
Istanbul’s first public stationary planetarium “Discovery Sphere” has been opened at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum on the grounds of Lengerhane.
Do you enjoy singing? Do you like classical music? Then you can join Istanbul European Choir it is open to everyone and the season begins in September. Singers in the choir are from different nationalities and professions.
The use of tobacco products in public places was partially banned in May 2008, based on the changes made to the law that regulates tobacco and the consumption of tobacco products. As of July 19, 2009 smoking ban was widened including restaurants, bars, cafes, village coffeehouses and nargile (water pipe) cafes. Smoking is also prohibited under umbrellas installed in gardens, it is allowed only when four sides of an area are open and the sky is visible. Smoking is not banned in prisons, nursing and rehabilitation centers for seniors, mental hospitals, hotels, and on the decks of ships sailing overseas as long as specific areas are assigned for smoking. In addition smoking at open-air sports centers such as stadiums and open-air theaters is not banned if there are “smoking rooms” reserved for smokers. The establishments that violate the law will pay a fine between 560 and 5600 TL. Smokers violating the law will be fined 69 TL.
Readings for Expats
Birdsong and Flame: a book of poetry about Istanbul and Turkey. This has been written by James Andrew who has taught at Darussafaka Lisesi and Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul. It deals with a period of about four years when he was living and working in Istanbul. The poems he wrote at that time have been grouped loosely into a sort of diary in poetry. The themes are the city of Istanbul and his reaction to it; teaching in Istanbul; visits to Antalya, Cappadocia, and Ephesus; the last big earthquake in Istanbul; partings and meetings; various cats he has known in Turkey; and his reactions on his return to his home in Scotland: Balnakeil in the far north west of the country. Various bookshops in Istanbul have information on how to acquire the book if you wish to order it from them: Robinson Crusoe, Homer Kitabevi, and Pandora’s Box on the Istiklal Caddesi in Taksim; the Greenhouse Cafe in Kadikoy; Remzi Kitabevi in Akmerkez.
Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey, a nonfiction anthology edited by Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen, debuted at the opening meeting of the IWI this week in a special pre-sales event. Excited expatriates kept the book's editors and a number of fellow contributors busy dedicating and autographing throughout the morning. Published by Dogan Kitap, the English version of Expat Harem is now available in Turkey's bookstores together with the Turkish edition. Already garnering interest locally, Expat Harem's Turkish edition (entitled Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler) is framed by a powerfully sentimental foreword penned by Turkey's foremost female author Elif Şafak.
“Osman's Dream. The Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923” is the latest book of Caroline Finkel. It is a narrative history of the Ottoman Empire from its earliest beginnings to its final destruction on the battlefields of the First World War. “Osman's Dream” is aimed at the general reader, and is now available from reputable bookstores in Turkey.
Hughette Eyüboğlu who is among the first foreign brides in Turkey, published her memories in Turkish last year and attracted attention. The English and French versions of the said book “Living Under the Shadow of Two Cultures” and “Du Clocher au Minaret” respectively are at the bookstores as of June.
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