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Author: Selcen Ciftlikci

Selcen is an avid globetrotter and Istanbul based writer & editor. She has a BA in American Literature, an MA in Cultural Management and likes reading about travel, food, arts & cultures. Always on the look-out for her next adventure, Selcen’s dream is to keep exploring the world, pen, paper and camera in hand.
Asia, Cultural Identity

Altın Günü: A Guide to Mastering the Five Elements

Posted onJanuary 21, 2019January 5, 2019

Altın günü (Literally Gold Day) is not just a get-together of women, it is a culture. So if you have no clue on how to …

Asia, Cultural Identity

Diwali in Istanbul: The Indian Festival of Lights

Posted onJanuary 7, 2019January 5, 2019

In November, Yabangee contributor Devanshu Bawa and I were invited to the Indian Diwali Festival that is organized annually by the Friends of India Association …

Asia, Cultural Identity, Intangible Heritage

The Myths of Turkey: Sarıkız

Posted onDecember 17, 2018October 27, 2018

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl with shiny blonde hair that run down her shoulders, and sweet hazel eyes that sparkled at …

Asia, Cultural Identity, Intangible Heritage

Görücü- Marriage Customs in Turkey

Posted onSeptember 10, 2018August 11, 2018

Back in the day in Turkey, mothers with unwed sons would often be on the look out for a good single girl to wed their …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage

The Woman Married to Mount Nemrut

Posted onJuly 15, 2018July 25, 2018

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues found …

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