Expat Harem, the book: foreign women in modern Turkey

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This popularly- and critically-acclaimed collection invites you into the Turkey that thirty-two women from seven nations know.

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Istanbul: city+STREETS

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city+STREETS: This fall sees public art and entertainment, local food markets and culinary walks, hotels and train stations coming to life in new ways, international design folk convening on the Old Galata bridge.

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Istanbul tips: local knowledge can be like visiting old friends

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expat+HAREM shows you how we’ve learned to love Istanbul.

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Expat Harem editors on The Crossroads TV with Martin Anthony

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Anastasia Ashman and Jennifer Gokmen interviewed by Istanbul’s TV 6 News about foreign women in modern Turkey, making Tales from the Expat Harem, and other cultural crossroads.

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Istanbul: city+TREASURES

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city+TREASURES: hunting troves of art, a nostalgic taste in food, the purifying and ecstatic rituals of ancient health and faith, and this hilltown’s springtime beauty.

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Istanbul: city+INTELLIGENCE

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We round up a few of the best sources of local intelligence on the Istanbul scene. Recommend this list to anyone visiting — any time — to tap into what the local lifestylers are up to.

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Istanbul: city+CONJURING

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Istanbul’s best magic comes to life when we imagine vanished (and vanquished!) architecture, glimpse intrigue (and inspiration) down every alley, and surrender to a storyteller’s shadowy arts.

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Expat Harem editors on NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer

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When America’s most popular morning talk show came to Istanbul, they asked Expat Harem to explain Turkey to five million Americans.

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Presented in Istanbul: tiptoeing through the taboos

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Meeting my future Turkish in-laws, behavior speaks louder than words and appearing eager to belly dance is dangerous for a daughter-in-law with a Russian name.

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Debating what-not-to-do in Istanbul

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After seven years in this heavily visited megalopolis, I even the score on what not to do in Istanbul. Among the surprises: don’t drink the tea.

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