We are house-hunting!
But finding a decent place to live in Istanbul can prove to be a challenge.
Most buildings in the city are constructed without permit; haphazardly built blocks are given permits prior to municipal elections to grab votes. Finding a safe place to live is not easy.
Our way of living add a second challenge to our apartment-hunting: We want to live small. We want to switch our refrigerator for a mini-fridge. We would love to get rid of the dining table for a folding table bolted to the wall. And the thought of kicking out the huge-ass LCD TV... is just priceless.
We would like to minimize, or edit, so to say, our dwelling to take up the least amount of space with minimum clutter.
But apartments in Turkey are HUGE. We're talking about 120 square-meter homes to accommodate a family of four. 4-bedroom apartments with giant balconies and a second bathroom that nobody uses... that's the Turkish standard.
Once again we are reminded that this is a country of families, not individuals.
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