• 16 Seed Funding Terms You Should Know Part-2

    You’ve already read my previous seed funding terms list. So I decide to make the list larger. It has been ages I didn’t share anything on my Alley (Internet) Talks section. This is the perfect subject to share. Due Diligence Friend, family and fools Exit/Exit strategy Incubator Initial public offering (IPO) Joint Venture Market valuation Merger Preferred…

  • My first look for NYFW

    My first look for NYFW

    As some of you know, I wasn’t here during NYFW. One of my best friends was getting married around the same time and that period was also a traditional religious holiday back in Turkey. I always celebrate our holiday in New York. This was the first time I celebrate one of the holidays with my…

  • An Eid, A Newborn Baby, A Wedding, The Ultimate Istanbul Vacation

    An Eid, A Newborn Baby, A Wedding, The Ultimate Istanbul Vacation

    Here I am again going to Istanbul. This time just for 10 days. I am going to attend one of my best friends’ wedding in Istanbul. You may know Deniz from some of my IG photos or not. Actually, this isn’t very important. The thing is she is my friend from college and we both…

  • Central Park – New York Fairy Tale

    Central Park – New York Fairy Tale

    Central Park is probably my favorite place above all. It is another universe in the middle of chaotic New York. I was one of those lucky people who live close enough to run in the park every morning. Those were the pretties 3 year in UES. (Check rest of New York Guide Posts) I realized…

  • All White Business Look

    All White Business Look

    I did this photo shooting with my brother to show casing “business look”. I’m acting as fashion magazine editor in a very busy fashion week. 🙂 I bought this  Prada skirt last year from one of my Woodbury visit. And the Prada shoes are from my famous ebay hunting session. These shoes were very iconic…

  • Coffee Talks with Newest Yorkers *

    I was thinking about starting this video series for a long time. I attempt to do by myself months ago for the first time. It was kind of disaster in terms of my editing and camera skills. When I was lucky enough to find Arriana, I was so excited about finally doing my youtube videos.…

  • 10 Place You Should Visit in Central Park, New York

    I am living in the city for 5 years now and Central Park is my the most favorite place in the city. The idea of writing about this list occurred to me after this photo shooting we did at Central Park with my brother last spring. I wanted to show him some hidden places other…

  • The Vale Boutique and New Favorite Brand

    The Vale Boutique and New Favorite Brand

    The Vale Boutique is one my favorite boutiques in Williamsburg. This store is the very first one that I’ve visited when I moved to Williamsburg. I was there last week to show to my friend some of designer boutiques. She was complaining about Dubai’s crazy luxury shopping malls (She works in Dubai). So she wanted…

  • What To Wear To A Fall Wedding

    There’s nothing trickier than finding the perfect wedding guest dress. You have to achieve just the right amount of class without losing the interest of that cute groomsman. Fall weddings have become ever so popular – and we’re sure you’ll have your fair number to attend this year. There’s something romantic about the changing of the…

  • Dumbo, The Wall Street of Tech Guys

    Dumbo, The Wall Street of Tech Guys

    I continue my New York guide from Dumbo, Brooklyn. If you are planning to visit New York, So check my previous Times Square, Flatiron, West Village posts. Dumbo’s popularity has started around 198os. After one of the most famous management company (Two Trees Management)  started to buy properties, people started set eye on this area…

  • 10 Best Loafers of Fall Season

    They say beauty hurts, but it doesn’t have to. Toss your summer heels aside ladies. Fall is here, which means you can finally slip on your favorite pair of loafers. I mean, is there anything better than style AND comfort? Check out my picks for the top ten loafers of this fall season.

  • Heart of Manhattan – A West Village Guide

    Heart of Manhattan – A West Village Guide

    West Village is my favorite neighborhood in Manhattan. So I decided to do my  next iconic New York shooting in West Village.(Check Times Square and Flatiron – Silicon Alley shootings.) I consider West Village as heart of New York. The places you’ve seen on movies are generally from West Village. So don’t spoiled your New…

  • My love for Vertical Stripes

    My love for Vertical Stripes

    I love stripes but love vertical stripes even more. When I was a child I always glare my father with a passion when he wears his vertical stripe suit. He wasn’t suit guy, he barely wears them but when he wears a suit, he looks the most handsome guy in the planet earth. So when…

  • My Daughter Fragrances Giveaway

    My Daughter Fragrances Giveaway

    It was really great how I found out this new company My Daughter Fragrances. Sam is our lovely office manager in our co-working spaces. She was using this perfume one day in ladies restroom. And the smell was divine. I asked her if she can tell me her secret scent. 🙂 She gave me one…

  • Silicon Alley Girl Look

    Silicon Alley Girl Look

    I want to share my Silicon Alley Girl look today. What does that mean? My blog name is coming from Silicon Alley and I finally made my Silicon Alley shoot earlier May when my brother was visiting me. It is long time desire of mine to make this photo shooting. This is the second post…

  • 4th of July and San Francisco

    4th of July and San Francisco

    I’ve never been San Francisco before. I have never been in the west coast until this May actually. It has been 5 years now that I moved to NY. It takes time to start to discover USA. You know your first year in NY is crucial, you barely find time and money to go around.…

  • Crazy New York – Times Square

    Crazy New York – Times Square

    We made this crazy Times Square shoot last month with my beloved brother. Whom follows me closely knows that my brother was visiting us last month. So I took advantage of him deeply 🙂 We decide to do photo shooting all over the city. We started from Times Square to Flatiron District known as Silicon…

  • H&M Mule Sandals and My colorful Office Look

    H&M Mule Sandals and My colorful Office Look

    I immediately fell in love with these H&M mule sandals when I first saw them in Summer 16 campaign bilboards. Colorful, cheerful and trendy.. I love the tassels. They make huge difference with all these simple sandals. Height is also incredibly comfortable. Because I am that girl who wants to wear her shoes all day…

  • I love New York

    I love New York

    I love this city. It is truly dream  city. New York is attractive to many young, modern indivuduals. I always feel so lucky to live in this city. I was lucky before I move to here. Before New York, there was only İstanbul for me. İstanbul was always my number one. Unfortunately İstanbul is destroy by…

  • Pump & Jean Look for Spring

    Pump & Jean Look for Spring

    It has been long time since I wear a pump like this. I love these pumps. They are from Ralph Lauren and I bought them 2 years ago from Woodbury “discounted designer heaven”. I was hysteric to see them $135 since they were $550 in retail stores. Woodbury sometimes has really great deals. I should…

  • My New Favorite Skincare: TULA

    My New Favorite Skincare: TULA

    Lately I am the queen of beauty products. To be honest I was not the best person to talk about beauty and skincare products whatsoever. Of course I have products  that I am using for my daily skincare routine. But when I am lucky enough to reach  all these products because of my blog, I…

  • My Army Green Utility Jacket Look

    My Army Green Utility Jacket Look

    We are certainly living Spring this year. It is obvious from my thousands times worn utility jacket.  I shouldn’t complaint about it I guess, right? But we are modern times people complaining about the rain because we are all so impatient to have sunny days. Can’t wait to wear our gorgeous new season embroidered tassel…

  • One Very Bold Lab Day with LISTERINE®

    One Very Bold Lab Day with LISTERINE®

    Some people are bold all their life long. Me? It is little complicated but I know I can be bold as hell. Let me tell you my boldest move ever. By the way, when I say “move” it is a literal “move”. As most of you know I moved to New York after my husband…

  • A Stylish Tech Blogger in New York Tech Day 2016

    A Stylish Tech Blogger in New York Tech Day 2016

    The main purpose of my blog was talking about fashion tech companies from the city. This is why I called myself alley girl. The girl from Silicon Alley. That’s who I am. My blog evolved to fashion, style and New York guide after my first year with you guys. I still enjoy to write about chic…

  • Red Blazer Means Spring is Here

    Whenever the weather becomes getting better, I wear my red blazer. She is neither fancy nor luxury but I feel she has soul. (My followers know that some of my clothes’ have identity that is was I introduce you as “she”.) Check my last year and previos spring articles from here and here. I don’t…

  • Best 10 EyeLiner Brands

    Eyeliner is one of the most important element of make up process. I was fascinated by 1960’s women’s bold eye make up look. My only time to be close to this look was my Audrey Hepburn look back from 2012’s Halloween. I tried Edie Sedgwick’s eye line style. I used to use only eye pencil…

  • Knit Dress over Leggings

    Knit Dress over Leggings

    We live winter in spring, spring in winter. This shows us how horrific our climate change is. I was in big Spring Cleaning and bring spring summer clothes mode but unfortunately that fade away. I was so eager to buy new stuff from Zara and H&M. I want to share my spring shopping list in…

  • Midi Skater Dress in Washington Sq. Park

    Midi Skater Dress in Washington Sq. Park

    I was shocked when I woke up to rainy and gray day. Nobody can stop me to wear my favorite skater dress, neither rain. We had such a great time on Sunday with friends. We are all from Turkey and We Turks love our traditional Turkish breakfast. So we decided to go long time favorite…

  • Young Fun Business Style

    I just wrote about how I feel working in an office environment that with full of man employees. Fortunately my ruling is over. I have one intern which is female and then one developer girl who is like rare mine. 🙂 I always work in offices which are full of woman. This was first time…

  • My badass Faux Fur Jacket

    My badass Faux Fur Jacket

    I never thought I could wear a fur jacket until this year. “You never know the weather in İstanbul”, said one of my old college friend when I’ve first moved to the city. It was surprising for me. My childhood and teenage years all were in two the warmest cities (Iskenderun and Adana)in Turkey. I…