Jennifer Hattam
I'm an Istanbul-based journalist
Jennifer is an Istanbul-based freelancer writing about environmental, social, and urban issues as well as arts and culture, food, and travel.
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sierraclub.org
92 Ways of Looking at a Tree
Up close and aboreal with photographer James Balog.
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magazine.good.is
A Bowl Full of Hope
Soup-delivery project brings together three disadvantaged groups often ignored in Turkey’s largest city
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Salon
All My Little Illusions of Safety
Break-dancers, suicide bombers, and the illusion of safety: Confessions of a fearful traveler.
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Zester Daily
Amid Strife, Turks Break Fast Together for Ramadan
Amid political strife in Turkey, this year's Ramadan fast-breaking meals became a forum for Turkish people to express their dissatisfaction....
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eurasianet.org
A Monster-sized Dessert Strikes the Heart of Istanbul
Sweet-toothed Istanbul residents lined up recently in Taksim Square for a sticky, gooey bite from a 73-meter-long künefe – one meter for every year that the province of Hatay has been a part of Turkey.
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alumni.berkeley.edu
An Independent Existence
Recalling Harriet Lane Levy’s unusual, eclectic life.
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Zester Daily
A Place At Turkish Table For Armenians, Israelis And More
Food for Diplomacy project in Istanbul aims to use culinary similarities as a way to bring people from countries with strained relationships back together.
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Zester Daily
A Pudding for All That Comes From Turkey's Melting Pot
A common sight on Istanbul tables in recent weeks, aşure, which may be the world's oldest dessert, is an unusual blend of savory and sweet. The dish is seen by some as the epitome of the Turkish "melting pot."
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Time Out Istanbul
Artsy excursions
Whether you prefer to look at art or make some yourself, we have a walk for you.
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istanbuleats.com
Best Bites of 2010: Hamsi by the Haliç
In my mind, it’s always chilly when I imagine pulling a white plastic chair up to one of the folding tables set crookedly on the patchy grass leading down to the banks of the Golden Horn, behind the Karaköy fish market.
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istanbuleats.com
Best Bites of 2011: Beating the Meyhane Blues
This year, three very different establishments reminded me why the meyhane night is such a beloved Turkish tradition.
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vault.sierraclub.org
Between Two Worlds
Can Puerto Rico preserve its Caribbean beauty as it pursues the American dream?
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sierraclub.org
Celebrating 100 Years of Ansel Adams
In this issue, Sierra commemorates the 100th anniversary of Ansel Adams's birth on February 20, 1902. Best known for his dramatic black-and-white images of our national parks, the visionary photographer shaped the way Americans think about our natural heritage.....
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The Atlantic
Centuries-Old Gardens Are the Latest Battleground in Istanbul
The ongoing debate raises bigger questions about who benefits from the city's changing landscape....