Istanbul Stories

Can and Sanem were living the life of their dreams. They had added to their family with the arrival of their three bundles of joy. This would complete them, along with Luis and Beni, there would be nothing more their hearts desired. Perfect in every way, ....but is there really a life of perfection.......

Five weeks. That was all İstanbul planned to spend in Assos before returning to her carefully organised life in the city. Five weeks of sea salt, warm nights, and temporary freedom. But then, she meets Aktan. Owner of one of Assos' most popular summer clubs, Aktan is confident, magnetic, and dangerously easy to want. From the moment İstanbul walks into his club for the first time, something between them sparks - something neither of them can explain and both of them try very hard to ignore. But denial becomes impossible when every glance feels too long, every conversation too intimate, and every touch impossible to forget. What begins as a summer attraction quickly turns into stolen nights, tangled sheets, late-morning coffees, and a relationship neither of them expected to find in a place meant to be temporary. The problem? Summer always ends. And when İstanbul's five weeks in Assos begin running out, both of them are forced to ask themselves one terrifying question: Was this only a vacation romance... or the beginning of something real? "Vacation with Benefits" is a short, passionate summer romance filled with tension, emotional intimacy, sensual nights, and the kind of love that refuses to stay temporary.

Overnight, a young engineer finds himself wanted by the law, desperate to prove his innocence in a mysterious case that shook Istanbul. In a breathtaking escape through the city's dark alleys, he pursues hidden engineering clues amidst a web of suspicion surrounding everyone around him.

Is it possible to meet your soulmate from a young teen? and Not know it? Can you have feelings for him or her and not know what they are? Can and Sanem met on a soccer field after school one day. What started out to be a little friendly but tense first meeting between the two turned out to be a friendship that they will never forget, up Until Can left. But years later they will meet again will they recognize each other? Will they fall in love. Only time will tell.

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Two dreams: to become a renowned writer and to travel the world. One problem: a family that wants her married off to the boy next door. Aylla is 160 cm of pure clumsiness, messy curls, and unstoppable talkativeness. To escape an arranged marriage, she must survive the shark tank where her sister works-a world of tycoons, film locations, and snobbish elites. Aylla is looking for her "essence," a story worth telling. What she finds is a love so consuming it feels like a movie script. Join Aylla as she navigates family feuds, career blunders, and a romance that proves that even the most grounded dreamers can learn to fly.

Hande Yildiz is nearly finished with her degree in Architecture, specializing in Landscaping. Standing at 1.75m, she has striking, almond-shaped eyes of a deep, dark brown. Her hair follows suit-thick, dark, and falling in smooth, voluminous waves. She is a woman of strong personality, perhaps a bit stubborn and fiercely impulsive; there are moments when she becomes so blinded by the heat of the second that she acts on pure instinct, only reflecting once the dust has settled. One could say her life took a sharp, irreversible turn the moment her path crossed with Serkan Bolat himself-her arch-nemesis for as long as she can remember. Now, she finds herself trapped in a web of manipulation of his own making, because for Serkan Bolat, everything in life is a game of chess.

Can's heart is broken, Sanem didn't believe him or trust him. He felt his life was over, the only thing left to do is leave. That had always been his way to handle his disappointment in life. He would run away and try to forget the woman that he loved more than anything in this world.....

At the edge of the world, near Schässburg, a boy is born with no right to choose. In a family of executioners, death is not an exception, but a trade passed from father to son. This is his story, told late, when the sword has fallen silent and the memories can no longer be buried. From the graves dug with bare hands to the shadows of princely courts-from Wallachia to the gates of Istanbul-his life becomes a relentless flight between guilt, survival, and power. In an era where faith and cruelty walk hand in hand, he becomes history's intimate witness and its most unsettling tool. He encounters the greats of the age without ever truly being one of them. Memories of an Executioner is not a novel about heroes, but about the price paid by those who live off the deaths of others. It is a dark, poetic, and brutally human confession about guilt, silence, and the fragile hope of redemption.

انسان دنیا میں سکون ڈھونڈتے ڈھونڈتے یہ بھول جاتا ہے کہ اصل سکون تو اللہ کے قریب ہونے میں ہے ​ لیکن جب زندگی آزمائشوں کے رخ بدلتی ہے، تو انسان صبر کی اس حد پر پہنچ جاتا ہے جہاں راتوں کو جاگ کر لگتا ہے کہ شاید اب دعائیں آسمان تک پہنچتی ہی نہیں... ​ جب دنیا کی ہر آواز خاموش ہو جائے اور دل ٹوٹنے لگے، تو کیا انسان دنیا کے پیچھے بھاگتا رہے گا یا اپنی آخری منزل یعنی اپنے رب کی طرف لوٹ آئے گا؟ ​محبت، لامتناہی صبر اور روح کے سکون کی ایک جذباتی اور عبرت انگیز داستان داستانِ حیات write by مسکان احمد خان

More Than Enough In a city of millions, two lonely souls collide... Sevgi has mastered the art of pretending she's fine. A barista by morning and tutor by night, she's fighting to keep her life together while chasing a scholarship that could change everything. What no one sees is the grief she hides, the loneliness she carries, and the fear that maybe she's just too much to be loved. Kenan Yıldız has everything - fame, money, and a rising football career at Fenerbahçe. But behind the spotlight is a man who keeps his heart locked behind steel walls. He doesn't believe in softness, or second chances. Until he meets the girl with the bright smile and quiet sadness in her eyes. Thrown together by chance, bound by something deeper, Sevgi and Kenan must learn to navigate friendship, found family, and the quiet ache of falling for someone when you're sure you're unlovable. Slow-burning, tender, and full of heart, More Than Enough is a story about healing, holding on, and learning that love doesn't fix you - it finds you exactly as you are.

Where is this bus going?

​"Life is like a roller coaster, and most of your guesses will be proven wrong." ​Haya Suleman is a brilliant LLB student whose life takes a sharp turn when she wins a scholarship to Turkey. But Istanbul isn't just about beautiful streets and the Bosphorus-it's where Haya's world unravels. From a leaked video that threatens her honor to the mysterious boxes and riddles that follow her, she is forced to embark on a journey of self-discovery, faith, and survival. ​Enter Cihan Sikandar: an enigmatic man with secrets of his own and a life dedicated to the shadows. ​A tale of transformation, the true meaning of the Hijab, and a love that tests every boundary. This isn't just a story; it's a journey from the darkness of the soul to the light of the 'Leaves of Heaven.' ​DISCLAIMER: I do not own this story. All rights belong to the original author, Nemrah Ahmed. I am sharing this masterpiece here for the Wattpad community and Urdu novel lovers to enjoy.

You office series 4 Saboor: He broke my heart. All I ever did was love him. And he said I don't mean anything to him.....maybe it was all in my head after all. Faraz: She means everything to me. She affects me in every way possible how could I lie to her? But I had to.

Where Istanbul Meets Valentina A tale of quiet cafés, royal secrets, and hearts that find each other across worlds. Aylin lives in a city that never slows down - a corporate woman anchored by logic, routine, and long days in Istanbul's silver skyline. She's not searching for anything... until fate brings her to a quiet café, and to the man who would change everything. Prince Adrian of Valentina walks with a crown no one can see. He's in Istanbul not as a royal, but as a stranger, trying to outrun expectations - and the weight of a future he didn't choose. When they meet across a table of coffee cups and glances, the world softens. No names. No histories. Just a feeling neither of them can explain. But love has a way of revealing truth - even the ones hidden behind titles, borders, and silence. As Aylin and Adrian fall into something tender and real, they must face the question neither of them wants to ask: Can two hearts from different worlds write one story... or will duty rewrite their ending?

It started in their formative years their conflict. Being taught by what they resented, it started in their formative years. Toja, hated pineapples because they looked sharp to touch. That and he didn't discover how to pick them up until he turned twelve. Walking in a yellow grocery shop, with a phone in the back of his jean short pockets. Silent and still. So still it was almost as though it didn't exist, like it was gone before it vanished. Searching for it frantically, it dawned on him later that day that being one dimensional was choosing not to exist at all. Because normal people wouldn't desire one dimensional pineapples. And since needs have to be desirable to be needed in the first place, being undesirable meant being discarded. In the search for his phone, he discovered many things. One being that lessons taught by resentment were more likely to be internalized than lessons taught by love. As love was more likely to be taken for granted and the nature of man was to turn a blind eye on their present blessings. And wish for something greater. Something unattainable. As nothing is greater than love and it's all encompassing and holistic glory. Chantelle hated pineapples for the same reason. That and the fact that they took eons to grow. They rotted in bitterness as well. Like the hearts of their feuding families. 🦋🦋🦋 Set in Turkey, Istanbul a city notorious for being immortal. This story depicts the life of 27-year-old Simon. A run away from Lebanon. When Chantelle and Toja's four month marriage comes to an end, him and his friends are given a chance to explore themselves. Join them as they navigate life in a city unfamiliar. A city notorious for moulding the pieces of it's puzzle as they fall. Just so that they can. (This is an excerpt, ok ok)

Back in Istanbul after years away from Europe, two travellers drift through a city suspended between continents, religions, memories and contradictions. Between mosques, refugees, tourists, old conversations and half-forgotten encounters, they move through a world where everyone seems to be performing an identity - sometimes without even realising it. An ironic and melancholic story about exile, belief, cultural dislocation and the strange places people continue returning to long after they stopped belonging there.

Mysterious fires smoldering in Istanbul's historic Balat streets drag M. Kerem Ural-an investigative journalist weathered by years of experience yet whose inner fire of curiosity still burns-to the brink of an unbelievable truth, far beyond an ordinary news case. A cryptic seal found in the palm of the latest fire victim, a seal that fire itself could not melt and which bears ancient, unsettling symbols, becomes more than just a clue for Kerem; it is a gateway into a dark labyrinth hidden behind the gleaming facade of the modern world. As his investigation deepens, he realizes this seal is far more than a mere piece of metal. The trail leads him to Istanbul's forgotten legends, the darkest recesses of Turkic mythology, into the shadows of Erlik Khan, lord of the underworld, and his "sleeping servants." Each new piece of information, every enigmatic witness, pulls Kerem deeper into the heart of this ancient evil. No longer driven solely by journalistic curiosity, Kerem finds himself in a struggle that threatens his own life and perhaps the very fate of the city. With every step, he draws closer to the truth, yet also attracts more attention from that sinister world. He is no longer just a hunter of secrets; unknowingly, he has become the quarry in an ancient hunt. As Istanbul's millennia-old secrets reawaken in modern times, can Kerem escape the wrath of this dark heritage and the "sleepers," and bring the truth to light? Or will he become another soul lost to the city's ominous whispers?

Their lives are full, their hearts have been blessed with another child. This part 4 of the Memories series will take us through the life of our couple and the love they have for their children. What will they all grow up to be, how will their lives compare to the lives of Can and Sanem.

"𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒌." "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏; 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕." 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔; 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆... 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚.