Just because it’s sexy, doesn’t mean it’s not art. Sexiness because of the feeling of sex. Because of the feeling of love. So much passion in my muscles, so passionate when I move my body up and down. So ? What should I do if I’m naturally this way ? Kill myself ??? Leave meContinue reading “Art.sex.sexy.love.sensual.kiss”
Category Archives: Beyoglu Strolls
The Cosmopolitan Style of Turkish Belly Dance
Istanbul is a cosmopolitan port city; and at its heart, it has always been multilingual, multireligious and multiethnic. This “soul” of Istanbul can be felt and understood at every artistic and cultural form which has emerged locally from our beautiful city. I was born in early ’90s in this beautifully rich and secretive soul ofContinue reading “The Cosmopolitan Style of Turkish Belly Dance”
Mirrors Far Away
I was a young highschooler when I obtained my first Beyoğlu map. On it, the Hazzopulo Passage was named as “Danışment Geçidi”. I had marked some tattoo shops and boutiques on the map, the idle yet vital interests and yearnings of a very young girl. The politics of naming and renaming public spaces was stillContinue reading “Mirrors Far Away”
BEYOĞLU STREET CAT AT DRINK AND DRAW NIGHT
After the usual rush of planning my route from my home in the Asian side of Istanbul to the European city center of Beyoğlu- I wait for my taxi, hoops in my ear, black skirt peeking through my winter coat. I will be attending the “Drink and Draw” event of the series Open Studio Days-Continue reading “BEYOĞLU STREET CAT AT DRINK AND DRAW NIGHT”