{:en} Hello! This article has been written for people who are in a toxic relationship or for people who do not want to admit that they are - Some signs that you are in a toxic relationship! One day we all wake up and realize that we are in a toxic relationship. Wanted to break up with that specific person and was not able to do that, having trouble “fixing” that person. Sometimes we make ourselves a second or even third plan in our lives and in that process, we are disappointed by our relationships. While these happen, we isolate ourselves from others (friends, family, etc.). Yes, I am talking...

{:en} Loneliness fell like a whisper,  waiting for you in the hush of cold air.  A sorrowful longing, brittle as frost,  mist weaving its veil around the world.  The man whose eyes I once kissed—  gone.  Left like footprints on an old field road,  fading, yet the wounds he carved  ran deep, deeper than time itself.  I once believed that roads  were meant to grow shorter.  But this—  this defied all reason, all gravity.  The closer I came,  the farther you drifted… Beril Yabar {:}{:tr} Yalnızlık düşüyordu, Seni bekliyordu. Soğuk bir hava da buruk bir özlem… Sis bürümüştü etrafı… Gözlerinden öptüğüm adam, Bırakıp gitmişti. Eski bir tarla yolunda, İz bırakan ayakkabılar gibi… Yaraları vardı kalbimin, Ve onun bıraktığı izler çok derindi. Gittikçe kısalacaktı yollar, Öyle öğrenmiştim. Tüm fizik kanunlarına aykırı bu olanlar. Uzaklaşıyordun ben sana yaklaştıkça... Beril Yabar {:}

{:en} At the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Stage — After a long stay in Southern France; Before returning to my home in Florida, I stopped by Istanbul for a short time and, as a former Istanbulite, I packed a lot into a short time, as usual… For example; on August 9; I was at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Stage, Ajda Pekkan concert. It was incredibly beautiful; environment, ambiance, and super Star Ajda! I recommend everyone traveling to Istanbul to watch a concert here because the spirit of real Istanbul beats here. I think Ajda Pekkan and her short name Ajda have a completely different...

{: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} Are you aware that almost all religious holidays have a food symbolism or tradition somewhere? Christmas dinners are undoubtedly the best and most well-known example of this. People prefer to live together, pray together, and eat together. One of the many reasons for this was that in ancient times, the security provided by the herds of Men was indispensable for survival. For this reason, people have eaten together since ancient times, and perhaps there has even been a genetic change in this direction. Of course, the fact that we eat in large groups on most of the days we consider sacred is about strengthening and strengthening...

{:en} Feeling wired but tired? Learn why your brain craves stress, how the dopamine; adrenaline cycle fuels burnout, and what to do to reset your nervous system and break free from stress addiction.Hooked on Hustle? You swear you’ll start earlier next time. But there you are again; running on caffeine, adrenaline surging, typing like a machine. You’re stressed, sure, but you’re also weirdly focused.Here’s the truth: if chaos feels like your comfort zone, your body might be addicted to its own stress hormones. Why Stress Feels So Good (Until It Doesn’t)Some people aren’t just tolerating stress; they’re chasing it.When your brain senses stress, it releases adrenaline, followed by...

{:en} Sometimes... Something inside you is stirring but you cannot speak. Words are stuck in your throat. However, a voice inside you does not stop. It screams aloud… "Come on!" it says, "Tell me!" You keep quiet. It does not. Even if you speak, no one understands. Then one day that voice finds a way. Sometimes it becomes a painting, sometimes a sculpture... Moreover, sometimes it is so powerful that it explodes with the language of art! Today, I will take you a little bit to that scream, to that sound… I mean to Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. When you think of Avignon, what comes to mind…? First stop: Avignon,...

{:en} Are you aware that almost all religious holidays have a food symbolism or tradition somewhere? Christmas dinners are undoubtedly the best and most well-known example of this. People prefer to live together, pray together, and eat together. One of the many reasons for this was that in ancient times, the security provided by the herds of Men was indispensable for survival. For this reason, people have eaten together since ancient times, and perhaps there has even been a genetic change in this direction. Of course, the fact that we eat in large groups on most of the days we consider sacred is about strengthening and strengthening...