who knows Elif ŞAFAK ? i already read her book "Baba ve Piç".

she is very succesful writer, her style is seductive..

her book "AŞK" is on bestseller lists nowadays
and this book will be published in 2010 in english too

i found the other book's english edition
<a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141031699,00.html" target="_blank"> http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141031699,00.html</a>

I made a list for istanbul if you are in istanbul , what can you do, which places can you see ?
 
i made a  list , do you want to add something ??

eyüp sultan---piyerloti

ayasofya
yerebatan sarnıcı
sultanahmet
süleymaniye

topkapı sarayı
dolmabahçe sarayı
yıldız sarayı
beylerbeyi sarayı
 
türk islam eserleri müzesi ( sultanahmet yanı )

gülhane-sarayburnu

kızkulesi-üsküdar

taksim-beyoğlu

mısır çarşısı
kapalı çarşı

ortaköy-kumpir

miniaturk

boğaz turu

çamlıca tepesi
fethipaşa korusu
emirgan

galata kulesi
beyazıt kulesi

Adalar

karaköy güllüoğlu ( baklava )
vefa boza
tophane nargileciler
erenler nargile

what do you suggest to gift to newly married couples? my friends are getting married soon. I am still thinking what can i gift to them..

what do you think about Eurovision Song Contest 2009 ?? What do you think about Hadise and her song "Düm tek tek" ?

I see her so close to win contest this year

Or lets talk about everything about it,
do you watch eurovision song contest ?
is it good to join with an english song?
does Hadise represent the turkish culture well !??
etc..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVM7PFHWVCw

Google Translation has Turkish anymore... Hadi hayırlı olsun...<img src="/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" alt="" />

Which country's people are the most social in the world? i think brazilian people. may be italian toosocial = friendly , gets friend easily...

New Turkish Coins we have new coins anymore from 1 january
I think they are better than previous ones
what do you think?

I loved 50 kurus especially because you can see my city ISTANBUL

<a href="http://img.webme.com/pic/e/emrederki/bozuk.jpg">img.webme.com/pic/e/emrederki/bozuk.jpg</a>

<img alt="" src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/emre/Desktop/bozuk.jpg" />

noel babanın eli öpülür mü?

what is the best souvenir from turkiye to give as a gift? i just found an anatolian carpet,
may be post cards too, but i dont like them , papers may harm easily..
so  i need more original and cheaper things :P

(ps: you can always straighten my sentences :)