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Tips for Women Travellers in Istanbul
While the number of women travelling alone increases, most still experience their first voyages on the Internet. Before my first trip to Istanbul, I had read all the warnings and tips I could possibly find online, many of which scared me into thinking that Istanbul would be a frightening city where women were unsafe walking the streets during day, let alone being out at dusk!
Getting Dressed in Turkey
I traveled to Turkey last January for a semester as an exchange student at Bogazici University in Istanbul. I ended up staying through the summer and working at a newspaper: the Turkish Daily News. One of the most important contemplations of my stay was of gender, specifically in regard to female clothing
In Defense of Turkish Men
The man in the well-cut black suit stood watching me as I struggled to carry my overweight duffel bag across the cobbles of the narrow shopping street. “Must be another carpet seller” I sighed to myself; no way around him without reversing course. After three weeks of solo travel enjoying Western Turkey – that day a hot 3-hour bus ride from Pamukkale to the small Aegean town of Selcuk – I was tired and talked out
Unsavory Moments with Turkish Men
While working as an au pair in Turkey, my host-mom always sent the driver with me when I went into Istanbul – making me feel very over-protected. But on my last day in the country, I went there without the driver and finally understood that she’d wanted to protect me from male harassment.
