I found a place in Istanbul that perfectly resembles the allegedly-wilting generation of white, secular Turk, whose gaze is affixed on the West and whose heart is set on finding a new, luminiscent country out of the ashes of the Ottoman empire, Moda....
The Akdeniz Hatay Sofrasi restaurant represents by all means a corner in Turkish cuisine. This is where you will find kebabs of one meter, burning clay pots with the most tender chicken or lamb and a load of other pleasant surprises. It’s located on a...