Etiket: bosphorus

  • A contemporary Turkish retreat Sumahan Hotel on the water

    A contemporary Turkish retreat Sumahan Hotel on the water

    Here is one of my most favorite Hotel in Istanbul which has a characteristic style on his own, it is Sumahan on the water.  A good example of  late 19th century Ottoman  industrial architecture which surprisingly  is located right by the Bosphorus. A place used to distill Raki (a popular traditional Turkish alcohol drink), today opens its doors to people who…

  • Nice details of a friend’ s lovely bosphorus apartment in Arnavutköy

    Nice details of a friend’ s lovely bosphorus apartment in Arnavutköy

    It was the weekend of the Bebek Festival. We have literally escaped from Bebek to Başak ‘ s new apartment in Arnavutköy. What a good decision it was? We ve spent the rest of the day catching up after a quite long time not seeing each other, drinking wine and discussing about new design possibilities for new apartment. I understood…