Hannah Lucinda Smith
Street food is still a defining force in the culinary scene of Istanbul
The reinvention of Turkey’s largest city as a gastronomic hub continues apace – but not at the expense of the unfussy, authentic fare that has long delighted the metropolis.
The effort to rebuild Syria: Life after the fall of the Assad regime
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the US has decided to lift sanctions on Syria. As Donald Trump meets the nation’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, we consider how it is rebuilding its cities.
Istanbul musician Melike Sahin’s literary lyrics and stage presence have helped create a modern diva
Turkey’s music scene is so vibrant and eclectic that many Western stars are unheard of here. This homegrown dominance became even more unassailable in the mid-2010s when a period of political turbulence led to…
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2024: The 20 best places to live
Much of what defines a city’s quality of life can’t be quantified. We take a wider look to rank this year’s 20 best places to live.
The Monocle Design Awards 2024
The latest edition of the Monocle Design Awards is here to celebrate the year’s most inspiring and ingenious products, models and structures as they set the standard across private and public spaces.
Balat: A boisterous district with an undiscovered vibe
Take a stroll through its lanes perched on the Golden Horn for tea and a symphony of colour and contradiction.
How Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are laying down tracks for the future with the BTK railway
By plane, train and automobile, we take in the shifting allegiances within the Caucasus’s former-Soviet states.
