{:en} All lovers gather in the squaresThe statues there tell of loneliness Day by day, they grow oldLove, however, is always renewed Fresh flowers are planted every seasonThe city’s pulse is here Kadıköy, Taksim, Eminönü steep in songs From the ferry at 9 a.m.At 5, you step offto the sound of gulls Lovers are watched as they reunite A mist in my eyesHow does your lovefade from my heart? Beril YABAR {:}{:tr} Meydanlarda buluşuyor tüm sevenlerYalnızlık nedir, anlatır oradaki heykeller Gün geçtikçe eskir onlarAşklar ise her daim yenilenir Her mevsim taze çiçekler ekilirŞehrin en görkemli yeridir Kadıköy, Taksim, Eminönü şarkılarda demlenir Sabah 9’da binilen vapurdanAkşam 5’te inilir Sevenler kavuşurken izlenir Gözlerimde bir buğuSenin aşkın kalbimden nasıl silinir? Beril Yabar {:}

{:en} We know many people in our lives who have overcome significant challenges and difficulties, emerging as heroes of their journeys. I like to call them "heroes of their mountains," and I want to write a bit about them and how we can be like them. We've all come across stories of individuals who have experienced profound traumas, such as war prisoners enduring the hardships of war, people with physical disabilities, whether from birth or acquired later in life, those who have battled diseases like cancer, or those who have faced significant personal losses. These stories serve as major sources of trauma. We hear these stories, and sometimes...

{:en} Something has happened to my poems, friends...  Like birds suddenly taking flight,  I kept waiting, certain they'd return,  But what I feared the most has come to pass.  My ears no longer hear the rhymes,  My eyes no longer see the verses, Like I said—birds!  My poems have migrated,  Vanished into the distance.  Just the other day, thousands of them,  In chaos and panic,  Were flying in every direction.  Each seemed to scatter on its own,  But then, like synchronized swimmers,  They would come together, then part again.  A line comes to mind,  Then slips away.  Suddenly, hundreds of letters gather,  Ready to arrange themselves into verse,  But before they can, they vanish again!  The letters refuse to form syllables.  Sometimes they tease me—  Becoming a whole poem—  Only...

{:en} Venus Changes Signs Dear readers, Venus is changing signs as of the second week of July. While this transit effect continues until the end of July; When Venus leaves behind its fixed and deeply bonding nature in Taurus and moves into Gemini, our understanding of love and value begin to be reshaped through mental mobility, curiosity and communication. This transition is like a wave of air that lightens our love language on a collective level and carries our relational contacts to the ground of speaking, writing, learning and sharing. Here, Venus is in love with words, not emotions. It attracts ideas more than looks, and seeks mental...

{:en} Who Create Balance WinAstrological Agenda for February 8–15In the second week of February, the sky invites us to make subtle adjustments. This week isn’t about speeding up or slowing down! it’s about becoming aware of what you’re carrying, and how much of it truly belongs to you.While the strong Aquarius energy continues to emphasize vision, the future, and collective spaces, an increasing emotional influence later in the week reminds us of the human element. Plans may have been made, structures may already be in place but now the question is:Where am I within this structure?This week, the sky rewards not only strength, but flexibility and the...

{:en} My dear readers, greetings to you all from September. The Lunar Eclipse, occurring on September 7, 2025, at 15° Pisces, will essentially function as both a Full Moon and a gateway to karmic purification. Because this eclipse takes place on the Pisces–Virgo axis, its central theme is: Recalibrating the balance between “service – sacrifice – flow” and “order – responsibility – embodiment” on a karmic level. During the Eclipse: Sun in Virgo → opposing Neptune Moon in Pisces → conjunct Saturn Venus in Leo / Mercury in Libra / Mars in Virgo Lunar Nodes in Aries–Libra On a spiritual and emotional level, this eclipse opens a powerful karmic doorway to ending the old victim mentality,...

{:en} Hello Friends…In this article, I will try to explain something, especially through my pictures. In fact, I will continue the second and third parts in the coming months. I included a few of my pictures along with the text so that I could explain what I mean in my pictures by looking at them at the same time. In reality, it is very difficult for a painter to describe his paintings. But I will try. Generally, no matter which painting you look at, you’ll see a square and rectangles of various sizes in an elongated form. These rectangles rotate variously to the right or to the...

{:en} Most of my writings are inspired by natural, colorful miracles of the earth. Thisbtime, my pen reaches you from Istanbul, where I came for holiday. I am on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, where the world's few historical structures dance with the deep blue waters of the Bosphorus that are sometimes turbulent and sometimes silent. While there is a high construction and a lively crowd around it, suddenly, the mischievous children of the Bosphorus, the dolphins, pass through the vast waters. People traveling on the famous ferries, which are considered among the symbols of the city, throw bagel crumbs to feed the seagulls enthusiastically...