When southern Europe falls in love with northern Europe- meet Can and Jaana! Across culturesEstoniaPeople of the WorldTurkey October 11, 2013 Jaana, Can, tell us a bit about yourself. Can: We are an exotic couple. Jaana is from [...]
Meet Kateryna, who started her own business from scratch in Turkey ClothingPeople of the WorldRussiaTurkeyUkraine June 13, 2013 The latest in our local business interview series is Kateryna, who moved from her home in Ukraine [...]
Meet Sevcan, working mum and organic pioneer EconomyPeople of the WorldTurkey February 28, 2013 1 This interview is the first in a new series on People of the World where we’ll meet [...]
Picture Postcards: A doorway in Turkey Topics of the WorldTurkey December 24, 2012 Today’s doorway was sent in by our Managing Editor, Lucy, who says, “It’s the women’s entrance to [...]
Postcards from Istanbul blog Blogs of the WorldTurkey November 13, 2012 Adrian moved to Istanbul three years ago and has been fascinated by this captivating city ever since. [...]
Inside a Turkish silk workshop Topics of the WorldTurkey October 12, 2012 1 It was a hot day in June when we visited Ipek Evi’s (the name means ‘silk house’) [...]
A carpet shop in an old Ottoman house EconomyPeopleTopics of the WorldTurkey October 5, 2012 Taner Sağıroğlu sits in the office of the wooden, historic Ottoman building which houses his carpet shop. [...]
My first trip ArgentinaAustraliaCosta RicaIndiaKyrgyzstanMalaysiaRomaniaTopics of the WorldTravelTurkey August 15, 2012 2 It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, so probably many of you are thinking about holidays, or at [...]
Turkish customs: almost everything delivered right to your door EconomyTopics of the WorldTurkey June 6, 2012 5 In Argentina you can have your soda water delivered to your door; in many parts of Turkey [...]
Picture Postcards: Hurma tatlısı seller in Turkey Topics of the WorldTurkey March 19, 2012 Today’s food cart photo was taken by our Managing Editor, Lucy, who spotted this yummy looking sweet [...]
Lucy, our Managing Editor, experiences the world from Turkey Across culturesContributorsPeople of the WorldTurkeyUK March 15, 2012 10 Meet Lucy! Lucy is our Managing Editor here at Pocket Cultures, the woman without whom Pocket Cultures [...]
PocketCultures world tour: best of 2011 Across culturesArgentinaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCosta RicaFranceHong KongIndiaIraqIrelandJapanKyrgyzstanNew ZealandNigeriaPhilippinesPortugalTopics of the WorldTurkeyUKUSA December 31, 2011 1 Happy New Year! Our roundup of 2011 begins with a reminder that 1st January is not the [...]