Look what just came in my mailbox, all the way from Turkey, “Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Backstreets” by Ansel Mullins and Yigal Schleifer. The two founded the blog Istanbul Eats, which I’ve ...

In light of the recent protests in Istanbul—which erupted in late May over a government plan to bulldoze the city’s central Gezi Park and replace it with yet another shopping mall—Turks are hotly ...

A new food and photo book called "Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Backstreets" hit the market mid July and breaks open the gastronomic mysteries of Turkey's largest city and biggest tourist ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — At a cramped little shop on the edges of the Grand Bazaar, I balance a small white plate and fork in my hand. Rain pours outside while people keep pushing in the front door, a mass ...

ISTANBUL — Cheap eats? Check. Bargain shopping on ancient side streets? Check. Photos of that mansion used in a favorite soap opera? Check. Thanks to a handful of new books by locals in the know, ...

Hasan Usta, his face lit up by the merest suggestion of a smile, nonchalantly lowers his metal spoon, filled with black sea anchovies, into a vat of boiling oil. So natural is the process, from start ...

THE inability of Frank Aplak to find a kebab in Brisbane that he enjoyed may just have kickstarted one of Brisbane’s hottest food locations. He and his wife Rose moved to Brisbane three years ago from ...

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Traveler managing editor Scott S. Stuckey is just back from a trip to Turkey, and suggests the best places to grab a bite. Today, October 29, is Turkey’s Independence Day, marking the 86th anniversary ...