<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">My nickname is Kora, but only a few people call me that.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Currently, I’m working as a DJ, music researcher and food explorer. If I wasn’t doing that I could have been a chef.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">According to my friends, I’m a master of hummus.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I live in Burgazada, but I’m from Kraków in my heart because this is where it all started.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">If I am not at home, you can find me in&nbsp;the forest, on the top of the mountain, in a local pazar or&nbsp;in a record store.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">When I come across a bakery with sourdough bread in a neighborhood, I feel I belong there.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">After living for years in Istanbul, I have recently discovered: Zeytinburnu Medicinal Plant Garden.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I have recently found inspiration in the people and the street art of Quartieri Spagnoli in Naples.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I complain the most about inflation and the costs of eski kaşar.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I can never find it in Istanbul:&nbsp;a white cheese for pierogi, Polish ravioli.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The sound of Istanbul’s markets in the morning: A smooth and easy vibe with conversations between sellers about daily things, setting up the tents, sails and stands. And the evening: the vibe is high and vibrant with loud shouting and singing of sellers encouraging you to buy everything they have in akşam pazarı mode.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">When I'm walking around a market, the first thing I'm looking for is seasonal fruits and vegetables.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The trademark of an Istanbul market is a unique structure of poles&nbsp;and&nbsp;ropes stretched between historical buildings of the old neighborhoods.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I return from the market with&nbsp;fresh greens for&nbsp;pesto and other green sauces.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Only a real music hunter would know that you should never throw a record.&nbsp;You never know when it will become a treasure.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">My favorite gurbet song is <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFSmPAMV_Xw" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Gurbet</a>&nbsp;by Semra Sine.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Here is my current playlist: soundtrack from&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54S54hrcQE9uL7hfbbicFl?si=52fc46dc32cd4c39" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Glitter TV Series</a>.</li></ul>

Soli

We are together with Kornelia Binicewicz. 

KORNELIA BINICEWICZ

We came to Petra on the streets of Gayrettepe to listen to the neighborhood of the shopkeepers. We chatted with the founder <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/kaanbergsen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Kaan</a> (Bergsen) over a batch brewed coffee at our round table overlooking the neighborhood. <h2 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">What is it?</h2><ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Petra is known as the coffee shop of the neighborhood.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Legendary Schnitzel has been on the menu since day one. Because it really is legendary.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Regulars order batch brew coffees&nbsp;every day. Because this is one of the most important things we care about.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">At Petra, you will never find the things you know as you remember them. Because we always seek to question and to improve.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Only a true Petra regular knows: Our fresh sourdough baguette deli-style sandwiches.&nbsp;</li></ul><hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;">Gayrettepe is a neighborhood created with the dreams of the modern world. It is full of wide roads, hospitals, parks and fascinating buildings. Since it is generally on the transit line where people don't stop and pay attention, it has an unspoiled texture. The actual neighborhood is very fluid. In addition to the people who moved here in the 90s, there is also a new, young crowd on the streets. Houses are preferred because they are spacious, central and relatively affordable; this leads to a natural transformation in the neighborhood structure.&nbsp;<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2023/0/1/1674473301495.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.67" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><h4 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Coffee is over but the conversation never ends</h4><hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;">Since Gayrettepe is a densely populated business district, there are many addresses that provide pick-up and delivery services and target plaza workers. This diversity allows everyone to find what they are looking for. We are inspired by our neighborhood, and we want to adapt to where we live in every aspect. Our goal is to exist without disrupting the order but to always add to it. Petra is a place designed for all of us. We prevent possible chaos by not combining tables, taking orders and reservations at the table. Our regulars come knowing Petra's service style. Although we have a corporate infrastructure, we work with artisanal instincts. The relationship established between our team and customers while taking orders at the cash register or preparing the coffee is essential for regularity.As a local, if I am not in Petra, you can see me at the tables of Hüsrev and Şayan, legendary restaurants that have been here for years. Also, the neighborhood is up to snuff with butchers and fishermen. Of course, by the courtesy of the neighborhood and the locals, they have been able to protect themselves since the day they were founded. For example, this New Year's Eve, our neighbor across the street picked oranges from her little garden and offered them to everyone. I think nothing gets old in a neighborhood where its inhabitants take care of those around them.

We're in Petra with Kaan Bergsen.

Petra

Photos: Elif Bayram.Well, Sıraselviler is not the place where you would prefer to hang out or have a fine meal. However, occasionally you end up here. Since you are here, you complain about the crowd and the transformation of Taksim. Sure, after a while, you begin starving in the middle of this concrete jungle. And here we are with a list full of the classics and the latest.&nbsp;<h3 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">For a good morning</h3>Historical Savoy Patisserie: The patisserie, which was first opened on Soğancı Street in Cihangir in 1950, has been on Sıraselviler Street since 1989. The patisserie, which always keeps up with the needs of the time, uses sourdough with high protein value and grains with high nutritional value. Just like the new generation patisseries, ‘sugar-free’ products are available on its counter. When you enter, the smell of tahini buns and mini cherry cakes take over. Well, we take our share and continue on our route.&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What to order: ‘Turkish’ breakfast tea and tahini bun</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where: Sıraselviler Street No:91/A&nbsp;</li></ul><h3 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">It's always lunch time... somewhere</h3>Vegan Dükkân&nbsp;Lokanta: Istanbul’s new vegan, the neighbourhood’s most wanted. Vegan Dükkân’s latest initiative, Vegan Shop Lokanta may be the best thing that has ever happened to Cihangir in a while, especially now that Özkonak Esnaf Lokantası is closed. Good news for those who want a taste: It’s open between 10:00 a.m. and 09:00 p.m. Extensive vegan breakfast is also available.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What to order? Katsu curry or 'Hünkar Beğendi' with homemade sugar-free lemonade.&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where: Soğancı Street&nbsp;</li></ul><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/9/5/1665154588908.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.81" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><h4 fr-original-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Mmmm katsu curry</h4><hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Late night with ‘ıslak hamburger’</h3>Bambi: Some say it’s impaired its quality, some still eat it as they did on the first day. Let’s stop arguing and face this: In the heyday of Istiklal Street, if you didn’t end the night at Bambi, the late-night snack stop for regulars, you wouldn’t have had your ultimate ‘Taksim night’. It didn’t matter if it was cheddar toast, double cheddar toast, or Istanbul-style ‘ıslak hamburger’, we would wait for it in the queue. When it was close to sunrise, we would eat our sandwiches hungrily. Would we go again today? Yes, and yes.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What to order? Islak hamburger or double cheese toast&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where? Sıraselviler Street No:2\J</li></ul><h3 dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">‘I'm craving something spicy, something sour’</h3>Geyik:&nbsp;The meeting point of Cihangir people awaits those who want to join the locals hanging out in the streets with their cocktails. Go for Tommy’s with chili.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where: Akarsu Yokuşu Street No:22</li></ul>Asri Turşucusu: The famous pickle shop of Cihangir. It’s worth walking all the way for its spicy pickle juice or pickled okra and green plum.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where:&nbsp;Ağa Hamamı Sokak No:9/A</li></ul><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/9/5/1665154993276.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.67" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><h4 fr-original-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">A map of the concrete jungle</h4><hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;">Check this out!&nbsp;Weekly travel and culture journal&nbsp;Soli (aka sis) prepared special neighbourhood guides including essentials of the hood for the 17th of Istanbul Biennial&nbsp;visitors. Last Tuesday, Soli saluted you from Sıraselviler. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://aposto.com/i/soli-is-at-17th-istanbul-biennial-siraselviler" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Read the full guide here.</a>

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