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The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam in Istanbul is a historic Turkish bath that recently reopened after years of neglect. Built in the 1500s by Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman Empire's renowned architect, the hamam is located on top of a Byzantine-era cistern. A 13-year restoration project revealed fragments of the bath's original blue-and-white patterned tiles, which are now displayed in a nearby museum. The museum also showcases Byzantine stone carvings, pottery, and various items that provide insight into Ottoman hamam culture. Visitors can enjoy the luxurious experience of being scrubbed clean under a magnificent dome adorned with star-shaped skylights. [Extracted from the article]

AT THE STARTING LINE, I stamped my feet in the snow and repeated this mantra: 'There'll be hot wine at the end.' The promise of plentiful wine, local color, and [...]

'There's only one word to express the beauty of Istanbul: imperfection,' says Maksut Askar, the celebrated chef of Neolokal, gesturing toward the view out the window of his restaurant, where [...]

When David Howes thinks of his home city of Montreal, he thinks of the harmonious tones of carillon bells and the smell of bagels being cooked over wood fires. But [...]

The article discusses the transformation of a private swimming pool in Istanbul into a public hall, which represents a shift in urban governance in the city. The pool was originally part of a forest area that had been encroached upon by development. After the election of a new mayor, the pool was converted into a public event space as part of a broader effort to make the area more accessible to the public. The architects involved in the project used adaptive reuse techniques to repurpose the pool, and the space is now open to the public for various activities. This project is seen as a symbol of a new approach to urban governance in Istanbul. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on conflicts raging around the world have created the highest numbers of displaced people ever tallied by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees which tracks and advocates for displaced populations. It mentions war in Syria alone has displaced scholars and Institute of International Education-Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) and contributing to development and social well-being. It also mentions coastal environment management in the face of climate change.

WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, 80 percent of the Turkish town of Hasankeyf will be submerged. The country's water-resources agency plans to flood the area, home to 12,000 years [...]

The article focuses on the analysis by archaeologists on the artifacts in the extinct city Catalhoyuk in Turkey that were discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his crew. The work of archaeologist Alex Bayliss to refine dating of the site in an effort to understand relationships within the community and how it changed overtime with the use of stratigraphy is explored.

Deep in the Coal River Valley of West Virginia, the town of Whitesville clings to life along State Route 3. Its three-block downtown is marked by empty lots, boarded-up windows, [...]

In the quiet moments before dawn, a lone figure picks his way along the rocky Nova Scotia coast. Following a river inland, he stops in a small valley ringed with [...]

If you're going to experience farm life--even for a day--you've got to start out with a big farm breakfast. When I arrive at Ellen Straus's home in rural west Marin [...]

The article discusses excavation in Istanbul for old ships and boats.

On a hot August day, Amtrak's California Zephyr rumbled north past Sacramento and through quaint Colfax, an early railroad town. I was on my way to the Sierra Club's Clair [...]

Politics trumps public opinion in forest battle--for now The Clinton administration elicited an outpouring of public support when it proposed a ban on roadbuilding, logging, and other destructive activities on [...]

After sitting on the steps of Ottawa's Parliament Hill every day for two weeks, ingesting only water and Gatorade, Elizabeth May had lost 15 pounds and was too weak to [...]

AN ENVIRONMENTALIST'S GUIDE TO GASOLINE IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE'D ALL COMMUTE ON ELECTRIC BUSES AND DO OUR ERRANDS by bicycle or on foot. Meanwhile, however, many of us have [...]

How a corporation got the rights to life's most basic necessity In the poorest neighborhoods of Cochabamba, Bolivia, there is no indoor plumbing. Residents draw from communally owned wells, while [...]

'You could talk about walking through the canyons, and past the cool streams,' Matt Bybee sighs, 'but you can't describe what it's like.' The high school senior from Farmington, Utah, [...]

ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING THE NATION'S LARGEST GRASSROOTS CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, THE SIERRA CLUB MADE ITS MARK IN THE ANNALS OF MOUNTAINEERING. WHEN THE SIERRA CLUB WAS FORMED in 1892, [...]

As a Sierra Club leader from 1966 to 1999, Michael McCloskey traveled around the country, watching the environmental struggle grow from a grassroots insurgency to a national movement. Wherever he [...]

Friends in the White House, but few foot soldiers Logging and mining magnates everywhere must have bowed their heads when People for the USA, one of the country's leading 'wise-use' [...]

Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America by Kalle Lasn (William Morrow, $25) debunks the American dream with humor and verve. Like Adbusters, the magazine that Lasn founded and publishes, Culture [...]

In March 1999, the Sierra Club set an ambitious agenda: protect 100 million acres from development and resource exploitation by 2003. The wild places we hope to preserve include six [...]

The fight against big money continues For the first time in modern American history, voters woke up the day after the election not knowing who their next president would be. [...]

A stack of outfits hides behind Melinda Pierce's office door, including a conservative suit for attending fundraisers and a blouse, slacks, and Doc Martens shoes for spur-of-the-moment lobbying. Within five [...]

Last September the Sierra Club's highest honor, its John Muir Award, went to Carla Cloer, a Porterville, California, teacher who after two decades of work finally gained protection for the [...]

The article reports on the relocation of the historic landmark structures of the Turkish town of Hasankeyf as country's water-resources agency plans to flood the area as part of the reservoir of a massive new hydroelectric dam.

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The Sierra Club's positions on economic sanctions, global warming, and other important issues will reach a broader audience this election season, thanks to a partnership with Voter.com, a new commercial [...]

The 'Get Outdoors' portion of the Sierra Club's Web site (www.sierraclub.org/outings/) was nominated in March for a Webby, the Internet's most prestigious content award, in the Travel category. According to [...]

In 65 chapters and hundreds of local groups spanning 21 ecoregions and two nations, Sierra Club members are hard at work protecting our natural heritage. Pacific Coast WHALE LOVERS BEAT [...]

Following the trail of Lewis and Clark with paintbrush in hand and history in mind Even though the bicentennial celebration of Lewis and Clark's expedition is still three years off, [...]

New courtroom support is bolstering the Club's biggest conservation campaigns. For three decades, the Sierra Club legal program has been winning lawsuits to protect wildlands and wildlife and reduce toxic [...]

Jeffrey van Ee, a longtime activist with the Sierra Club's Toiyabe Chapter, can finally speak his mind about urban-growth issues around Las Vegas. After a protracted legal battle, a February [...]

Living in the city conserves resources. Now, in Seattle, it can save money too. The Location Efficient Mortgage (LEM), introduced in November by Continental Savings Bank and Fannie Mae, the [...]

Activists target polluters, negligent landlords When Melissa Gardner's son was four years old, a test showed that he had too much lead in his blood. The test turned out to [...]