![]() Some Turkish authors have also supported the store through book-signing sessions. There is a determined minimum amount that you need to pay but you can use this card anytime. First you top up your RobKart – the specific card prepared for this campaign – and then you can buy your books or give this card as a gift. The owners organised a “Pay Now Buy Later” campaign in order to overcome a cash shortage. Recently, however, Robinson Crusoe 389 had to cope with financial problems due to escalating rents and urban renewal projects in the Beyoğlu district. ![]() In addition to its wide book and journal collection, the calm ambiance and beautiful interiors make visitors feel as if they are in an old-fashioned library. Robinson Crusoe 389, located in the Istiklal Street/Beyoglu, is an ideal hideaway from the hustle and bustle of the city and it provides a good range of English-language titles as well as books in Turkish. Students and academics should really seek these out when visiting the city. Two bookshops are my ‘safe zones’ in Istanbul: Robinson Crusoe 389 and Penguin Bookshop. In the latest in our series on bookshops around the world that academics should visit, Bengi Bezirgan, a PhD student in the LSE Department of Sociology, shares her favourite bookshops in Istanbul, Turkey. If there’s a bookshop that you think other students and academics should visit when they’re undertaking research or visiting a city for a conference, find more information about contributing below.īookshops are much more than just sites for searching for and buying books they are the starting points for intellectual and academic enthusiasm for knowledge.
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