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Atıl Kutoğlu - Fashion designer extraordinaire Keeping residents of city chic
ISTANBUL - Atıl Kutoğlu went to Vienna to study business administration and has found himself atop the world of fashion design. Blending art, culture and a range of textiles, Kutoğlu has made a name for himself and his flagship Istanbul store.
Past, present, future become one in Greece
KATHIMERINI - The New Acropolis Museum opened in Athens on Sunday to visitors eager to explore its vast collection of sculptures and museum holds more than 4,000 ancient works, including the best surviving classical sculptures that once adorned the Acropolis.
Whiskey-making on Bourbon Trail tours
LORETTO, Kentucky -Kentucky produces more than 95 percent of the world's bourbon. Kentuckians like to brag about their whiskey and distillery tours along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail let that them show off the craft of turning grains and other ingredients into fine whiskey. Visitors get a glimpse of production from start to finish
Grand city keeps enchanting
ISTANBUL - Istanbul’s historic peninsula has hundreds of fascinating places to visit above ground and underground. On top of everything, the city is constantly changing, especially as 2010 approaches and Istanbul will be crowned one of the European Capitals of Culture. However, this magnificent city with an extremely rich and enchanting history, home to three civilizations, is also home to many places that have changed very little over time
New AKP gentry in Roma district
ISTANBUL - Resignations and suspensions have brought attention to ethically questionable land purchases by ruling party politicians and people close to them in the municipality responsible for the urban transformation in Sulukule. Recent reports suggest political actors in Istanbul’s Fatih district are cashing in as local Roma residents are checked out.
Long awaited ancient palace and mosque back for good
ISTANBUL - With the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce undertaking the restoration work of Yeni Cami Hünkar Kasrı five years ago, a team of five women architects was formed led by Hatice Karakaya and assigned to repair the structure. It opened its doors Monday as a museum
Hemingway’s Cuba papers available electronically
HAVANA - Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and coded messages the author sent when using his yacht to hunt for German submarines during World War II.