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How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Matt Haig is considered one of today's most talked-about, creative writers. Last year, our book club read and enjoyed The Midnight Library, and this year we read and liked Ways to Stop Time as well. Why we liked this book, please read my article
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Men without Women
I am a great fan of Murakami novels and I think his short stories are even better than his novels. I wrote about his stories in this article
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Is Stephen King just a Horror Writer?
I like Stephen King books, I think his short stories are as good as his novels, maybe better. Here is an article based on Lunch at the Gotham Cafe. A story I like very much
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Pierre Loti Hill -Istanbul
A breath taking view, thoughts about the past while drinking tea.
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Gala and Dali
Love between Gala and Dali is extraordinary but very strong. Gala is everything to Dali, his wife, his inspiration, his manager.
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The Tortoise Trainer
A haunted painting is on sale in a famous auction, only the cat, Rembrandt can see the ghost. Will the ghost let go the painting or continue haunting it. Based on a real story.
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May Heaven Exist, Even If My Place Is Hell
A short story,inspired by The Library of Babel written by Borges. Passes in a very old library in İstanbul. Mysterious and exciting. I hope you will enjoy reading my story
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Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell
Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell loved artists, hosted many parties, her drawingrooms were full of famoust people, many were her lovers. She was an intresting character of 19th century London.
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The Silent Lady
Vera Kholodnaya who was born in Odessa, was the first silent movie star of Russia. While visiting Odessa I saw her statue. This life size boronze statue was elegant and somehow sad. I wanted to know more about the artist so I read and read...
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How Technology changed since 1980's
I now consider my self as a high tech person and always keen about computers, electronic devices but way back when I was a teenager, the electronic devices world was different.
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An Ancient Fishing Village
Apolyont is a very ancient fishing town, which is well preserved and is very interesting for history and nature lovers.
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The City in Crimson Cloak - Aslı Erdoğan
Aslı Erdoğan is an international prize winning author, human activist and a column writer. She writes about journeys to inner worlds. She describes herself as a writer of wounds.
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A Mind at Peace
A literary masterpiece of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar , Huzur - A mind at peace - is translated into English.
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The Painter of Flesh - Lucian Freud
One of the most significant figurative artists of 20th century, Lucien Freud is unique and famoust with his two kinds of pictures: psychologically disturbing portraits and extraordinary nudes
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Light , Healty and Tasty : Roasted Red Pepper Stuffed With Cottage Cheese
How to cook cheese stuffed red bell pepper.
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Walking and bird watching in Şile-Istanbul
Şile is a coastal small town near İstanbul. Şile's forest, wet land and the rocky beach full of small caves are ideal place for walking and watching various birds.
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Travel to the Ancient Ephesus-Izmir (Turkey)
Efesus was an ancient Greek city, built in the 10th century BC. Is one of the great door museums of Turkey and the best preserved ancient city of eastern Mediterranean . One of the "Seven Wonders of the World" is here. Also is considered an important center of early Christianity
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How to Deal With Energy Vampires
There are many people who make me uncomfortable, unhappy, tired. These people have negative energy and I feel and get affected from this energy.Those are energy vampires.
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The Possessed by Dostoevsky
Russian writers are epic, their characters analyses are very well. They write about real people, grand dreams, extreme richness, extreme poverty, destruction, love, hate, ambition.
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Ms. Jane Marple; Not a Usual Dedective
Ms. Marple, an elderly spin sister is an unsual dedective. She appeared 12 of Agatha Christie's book.
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This is Not a Pipe
French Philosopher Foulcault wrote a book inspiring from a canvas of Rene Magritte. The book is called "It is not a pipe"
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Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Price Awarded Turkish Writer
The first and only (currently) Nobel Prize Awarded writer of Turkey
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Travel to an Ancient Eastern City - Mardin
Mardin is a very ancient city. Even the old city walls are preserved. Turks, Kurds, Araps, Sayrians, İzedies live peacefully there since many centuries.
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how to travel in Europe on a budget
Traveling is my passion and I travel Europe with a very limited budget, in this hub I wanted to share my tips about traveling with a tight budget with you.
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Jean-Christohe Grange : A European Mystery Writer
Jean-Christophe Grange is very famous in Europe. He is a French writer and his books are translated to many anguages.
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Northern Aegean Coasts of Turkey
Northern Aegean coast of Turkey is a beautiful holiday destination with rich history, clean sea, Tasty cuisine.
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Outdoor Furniture For Balconies
I live in a small flat in the historical old town. My small balcony makes me happy. In the crowded street we live, my flower and small balcony is a place to rest, read, drink coffee.
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For The Memory of My Mom
My mother passed away more than 10 years ago and I miss her. This hub is for her memory.
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An Unforgettable Vacation In Istanbul
I live in Istanbul. I think Istanbul is a magical city and wanted to share my "best of Istanbul" list.
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Agatha Christie in Istanbul
Agatha Christie visited Istanbul many times, she lived a mystery here. she wrote "Murder in the Orient Express" in Istanbul.
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How to use Google more effectively
Is Google just a search machine? There are more uses of Google. It is a calender, encyclopedia, blogging platform, e-mail service...
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Alley Cats of Istanbul
In Turkey a lot of cats live in the streets and people feed them.Surviving in the streets is hard, many people in Turkey try to help these homeless animals, and many tolerate animals on streets.
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Inspiring Art Books
As an art lover I like to visit museums, art galeries and read about art, artists.
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Valentine's Day in Different Cultures
Valentine's day entered to our lives only in recent years and is celebrated in only big cities. Many countries in world have different celebrations.
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Bridge; My New Hobby
I am playing Bridge and love it.
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10 Great Things You Can Do with a Lemon
I always have lemons in the kitchen as lemon has many uses as medicine, tasty ingredient, cleaning products...
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Camel Wrestling Festival - An Ancient Festival
An ancient traditional festival, the Camel Wrestling.
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Knitting Is The New Yoga
My grandmother, my mother and her friends loved knitting as a hobby. There were many stores selling colorful wool. Nowdays fewer people knitt. I think knitting should be popular again.
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White Cats : Turkish Angora and Turkish Van
Turkish Angora and Turkish Van cats are cute white cats with odd eyes.
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AN ANCIENT CITY ISTANBUL ; Byzantine Buildings in Istanbul
Istanbul is a very old city, cradle to many civilisations. In this article I will introduce the Byzantine buildings.
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Thyme, Oregano, Za'atar
Thyme nas oregona which are a Mediterranean herbs has many uses and good for heath, Zahtar is a mixture of herbs and the main ingredien is thyme.
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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is one of my favorable writes. This hub is about him.
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A Turkish Painter in Paris - Fikret Mualla
Fikret Mualla is a contemporary artist born in Turkey and lived in Paris. I love his paintings very much.
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How and Where to use Cinnamon
Cinnamon is an ancient spice, used by Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indians,Turks to make medicine and also used to make delicious meals. Today it is still liked and used in food, deserts as medicine.
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Apollo's Island: Bozcada -Tenedos
This small Aegean island is on of the best remaining refuges in the world for people who love tranquil, deep blue, clean sea and vineyards stretching for miles.
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Bruges - a Medieval City
Bruges is a dream city. You should see.
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Adventures of an Amateur Photographer
As an amateur photographer I love taking pictures, here I want to share my hobby with the readers.