{"id":6446,"date":"2026-02-21T21:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mumkun.works\/portfolio\/kirk-yilda-devrialem\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T23:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:17:53","slug":"kirk-yilda-devrialem","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/mumkun.works\/en\/portfolio\/kirk-yilda-devrialem\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World in Forty Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The 40-year story of\u00a0<strong>FEST Travel<\/strong>, the pioneer of cultural tourism in Turkey, has been brought to life in a book by <strong>\u0130lkay Bali\u00e7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Since 1985, FEST Travel has been designing cultural journeys from Istanbul to Anatolia and to hundreds of destinations across seven continents \u2014 guided by the belief that\u00a0<em>\u201cwhat matters is not to see, but to perceive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong><em>Around the World in Forty Years<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tells this remarkable story through the voices of nearly one hundred guides, team members, partners, and travelers who have been part of the FEST community. Based on extensive archival research and an oral history project, the book offers a rich, polyphonic narrative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">From the backstreets of Istanbul to the foothills of the Himalayas, from Cappadocia to Patagonia, this journey captures not only the places visited but also the ways of seeing that have evolved along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">More than a record of FEST\u2019s first four decades,\u00a0<strong><em>Around the World in Forty Years<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0traces the past and future of cultural tourism in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Editorial structure, research and text:<\/strong>\u00a0\u0130lkay Bali\u00e7<br \/>\n<strong>Book design:<\/strong>\u00a0Ay\u015fe Bozkurt<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong> K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 Kedi<br \/>\n312 pages, full color, thread-sewn paperback<\/p>\n<p><strong>The book&#8217;s royalties have been donated to the Cultural Awareness Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirmizikedi.com\/kirk-yilda-devri-lem-fest-travel-ile-gecmisten-gelecege-kultur-turizmi-p-7282%5B\/vc_column_text%5D%5B\/vc_column%5D%5B\/vc_row%5D\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kirmizikedi.com\/kirk-yilda-devri-lem-fest-travel-ile-gecmisten-gelecege-kultur-turizmi-p-7282%5B\/vc_column_text%5D%5B\/vc_column%5D%5B\/vc_row%5D<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The 40-year story of\u00a0FEST Travel, the pioneer of cultural tourism in Turkey, has been brought to life in a book by \u0130lkay Bali\u00e7. 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