Doku Magazine

27/03/2019

One of many, many, many carpet shops at the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul. Even if you don’t buy them, you can just appreciate the colours. - Photo by DOKU.

25/03/2019

Fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. These magical rock formations change color with every sunset and sunrise offering a surreal and different landscape every single time.

17/03/2019

Up until a couple of years ago, Emirgan was one of those streets where you just passed through to go somewhere else, but now it is one of the most frequented ones around Sarıyer. Misk Istanbul Café / Florist is one of the reasons for this hype. If you are in Istanbul and browsing Instagram's explore page, it is impossible not to see a photo taken in Misk Floral Cafe.

https://www.dokumagazine.com/misk-istanbul

Emirgan's most popular and instagrammable cafe: Misk İstanbul. It is also a florist.

17/03/2019

Happy Sunday! Here is a corner from one of our favourite cafes in İstanbul. Because it is both a cafe and a florist, a wave of floral scents hits you as soon as you enter the store, fitting the name: Misk. Click the link in bio. - Photo by Doku.

13/03/2019

Another pink facade in the middle of Anatolia. Villages in the Central Turkey are always worth to explore. - Photo by Doku

09/03/2019

It was on 21 November, 2014 in Ukraine. In Kiev’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti was a protest going on. After Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych ousted and the government collapsed, animals living in the government funded zoos faced starvation. Lionel de Lange, who has been living in Ukraine since 2006, was shocked and saddened by the news. Little did the poor animals know that this South African man was a new beginning for them.
Read more via the link in bio! Photo by

07/03/2019

Kartalkaya: Eat, Ski, Sleep.
“amazing weather and smooth-perfect snow covered piste”
Now in Doku, click the link in bio for more.

06/03/2019

Turks have always loved vivid colours in buildings, walls, clothings in everything. Many Anatolian villages are full of colourful tiny houses. The old mosques and old state buildings are embellished by floral motifs with lively hues. Both men and women loved colour in their life. The wedding dresses were bright red. But the gentle colour of pink like in the old Is Bankasi Museum or this mosque wall will surprise you unexpectedly.

04/03/2019

🌸MİSK Istanbul: A must-go cafe/florist!
🌸Emirgan is now one of the most popular streets in Istanbul. Misk Istanbul cafe, being another instagram hit like Patisserie Pate, is to blame for this popularity.
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🌸Ertelemeye gelmeden gidilmesi gereken mekan: Misk İstanbul
🌸Misk Cafe de burayı popülerleştiren yerlerden biri. Hem bloggerlardan dolayı hem de lansmanların çoğu orada yapıldığı için instagram’da sürekli bir MISK postu karşınıza çıkar.

04/03/2019

Depressed circus lions in Kiev rescued by with the help of Turkish Cargo and .
Read this rescue story via the link in bio. / Kiev’de kötü şartlar altındaki sirk aslanları Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization tarafından Turkish Cargo ve Türk Hava Yollarının yardımlarıyla kurtarıldı. ——— photo by Turkish Cargo

03/03/2019

Depressed circus lions in Kiev rescued by The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization - Ukraine with the help of Turkish Cargo and Türk Hava Yolları

Read more here:
https://www.dokumagazine.com/lions-rescuedby-turkishcargo

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Kiev’de kötü şartlar altındaki sirk aslanları Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization tarafından Turkish Cargo ve Türk Hava Yollarının yardımlarıyla kurtarıldı.

——— photo by Turkish Cargo

Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization in Ukraine led by Lionel de Lange rescued depressed circus lions in dire condition with the help of Turkish Cargo.

28/02/2019

While looking for the famous sweet shops like Hacı Bekir or Hafız Mustafa or a calm café corner like Rumi Kahve & Çikolata towards Sirkeci, you would probably notice an old, pink and imposing stone building: Is Bankasi Museum. Read more about it via the link in bio.

28/02/2019

The mosque of the day is Ulu Camii in Bursa. It is included in Bursa’s 2014 UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription.
Commissioned by Sultan Yıldırım Bayezid I, Bursa Grand Mosque was opened in 1399 and built in the Seljuk style of architecture, consisting of both Seljuk and early Ottoman elements.

28/02/2019

Doku team loves all the small, cute villages across Turkey but Cumalikizik in Bursa may be the favourite. This is the entrance to all the goodness of colourful old houses and tiny boutique hotels with amazingly delicious rural breakfast spreads. Everything about this must-visit destination will be in Doku Magazine this week.

22/02/2019

🌸 is the latest instagram hit of Istanbul.
🌸Our personal recommendation here:
✨First, definitely take some photos,
✨and then order an orange chocolate cheesecake and lavender tart accompanied with one cup of their lovely selection of tea
✨take more photos.
🌸There is also good coffee served in lovely pink go-to cups. However the porcelain tea cups are beyond beautiful.
💕We are excited to see their new design for the upcoming St. Valentine’s day.
🌸Resembling the Peggy Porschen’s entrance in London, this cute cafe is located in the back streets of Ortaköy.

22/02/2019

✨Probably, Rumi is the most popular figure in the Sufi culture around the world. And so is his famous quote “Come, come, whoever you are.”
✨Like in other religions, in Islam too, there are important religious figures like saints in the Christian religion.
✨According to the Sufi tradition, visiting the tomb of a such person and praying for their soul will help you to endure the hardships of life more, inspire you to become stronger, make you understand the resident of the tomb’s life philosophy.
✨As in the case of this photo, there resides an important figure in Turkey’s history named “Hasan Sezai”, who is not as famous as Rumi however, his forgiveness and acceptance of the people despite whoever they were was as great as Rumi’s.

22/02/2019

✨The most crowded alleyway of Eminönü is the one that through the Spice Bazaar which may become too overwhelming at certain times.
✨And you may find yourself far from the crowd, maybe looking for the famous sweet shops like Hacı Bekir or Hafız Mustafa or a calm café corner like Rumi Kahve & Çikolata towards Sirkeci, and probably notice an old, pink and imposing stone building.
✨This building was originally open as a post office in 1892, during the Ottoman Empire era reigned by Sultan Abdülhamid II.
✨In 1927, the building turned over to a bank called “İş Bankası”.
✨Besides its architectural beauty, the building is also a museum, housing very precious items from the banking history of Turkey.
✨In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions.
✨Read more about the Is Bankasi Museum via the link in bio.

22/02/2019

✨Floriography, the language of flowers, was popularised in Europe through people who visited the Ottoman Empire, especially the court of Constantinople.
✨Lady Mary Wortley Montagu brought this language with her to England on her way back from Constantinople and Aubry de La Mottraye introduced it to the Swedish court.
✨In fact, the Ottoman-Greek and Ottoman-Armenian women helped Joseph Hammer-Purgstall understand the language of flowers and translate Turkish sayings to French on the famous book “Dictionnaire du language des fleurs”.