ISTANBUL - The brand Takeaway Istanbul offers witty items promoting Istanbul, much different than souvenirs at the Grand Bazaar. Specially designed everyday items appeal to Istanbul lovers. For years ...

Istanbul in Turkey is particularly well known for its souvenir shopping. Whether you are looking for something to commemorate your visit or to take home as a gift for family and friends, here's where ...

Turkish breakfasts—typically expansive enough to let you forgo lunch—are reason alone to plan a trip to Istanbul. One star dish is menemen, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, exquisite in its simplicity.

The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday January 9 2010 We described 'a point on the Ataturk bridge (in Istanbul) where you can have one foot in Europe, the ...

The first thing that hit me was the smell. An earthy musk, a mixture of wool, dust and age, enveloped our little band of carpet hunters as we set foot inside a hidden warehouse on the top floor of a ...

A building on one of Istanbul's historic docks, Katip Celebi, no longer functions as an aid to shipping. Instead, it now stands ready to receive visitors as a combined bookstore, coffee house and gift ...

Terry Richardson is co-author of The Rough Guide to Turkey, writer of The Rough Guide to Istanbul, and writes frequently about Turkey for a well-known English-language Turkish newspaper. He also helps ...