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Our favorite Web links and the best local media.
Web Links:
My Merhaba
Foreign resident’s guide to culture, destinations, and bureaucracy. Events calendar, local entertainment listings, shopping directories. www.mymerhaba.com
Turkey Travel Planner
Active bulletin boards reveal up-to-date travel facts, answers to cultural questions. www.turkeytravelplanner.com
Istanbul
Official city portal. Nightlife, conventions, hotels, dining, tours. English-Turkish dictionary. www.english.instanbul.com
Istanbul Hotels
Lodging database searchable by area, includes historical hotels and guesthouses. www.istanbulhotels.com
Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Turkey
City guide with art, culture, literature. Streaming videos of Istanbul’s churches, mosques, and palaces. www.turizm.gov.tr
Istanbul Municipality
Award-winning site provides general informarion, metro-specific news, live traffic webcams, 360-degree city views. www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Pages/Home.aspx
Istanbul Province
City guide focusing on museums, mosques, and palaces. Includes historic photographs of the city. english.istanbul.gov.tr
All About Turkey
Extensive listings for Istanbul attractions by a Turkish tour guide. www.allaboutturkey.com/istanbul.htm
Istanbul Travel Blogs
Adventures of others as they explore the city and share blunders and discoveries. www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Istanbul-Province
Ecumenical Patriarchate
History and images of Byzantine Eastern Orthodox churches in Istanbul. www.ec-patr.org/afieroma/churches/index.php?lang=en
Turkish Jewish Community
Directory of local synagogues open for public visits and services. www.jewish-europe.net/turkey/en/synagogue.htm
Local Media:
Turkish Daily News
Country’s first English-language daily newspaper, designed for foreigners living in Turkey; national and international news coverage with diplomacy, finance, weather, sports, and variety of opinion columns by native and foreign experts. www.turkishdailynews.com.tr
Today’s Zaman
Newest entry in English-language daily field, also intended for foreigners; published by well-funded independent gazette Zaman. International and national news, business, arts, travel, sports, Turkish press review, and expat’s page. www.todayszaman.com/tz-web
TimeOut Istanbul
Local English-language edition of worldwide culture guide franchise. Targets an under-30 audience, emphasis on nightlife and hot spots. Irreverent monthly coverage of personalities, trends, dining and entertainment, and gay-friendly venues. Maps. www.timeout.com.tr/home.php
The Guide
Bimonthly city directory with features. Neighborhoods, dining and entertainment, extensive listing of restaurants, hotels, travel services, and other practical advice. Maps.
Cornucopia
Glossy triannual magazine for connoisseurs of Turkish culture, favors enduring attractions and architectural restoration. Recent guide to Istanbul is a collector’s item. Erudite, quiet advice illustrated by masterful photographers. www.cornucopia.net
