Ava checking in at Rakkas Istanbul Ava, Asena, and Shirin (bellydancer from Los Angeles) at Rakkas Istanbul Opening Gala Show The Rakkas Istanbul Dance Festival was held at the Akgun Hotel in the Fatih neighborhood of Istanbul in April of this year. I arrived to the hotel by taxi, checked in at reception, and met Zeynep who would be my roommate for the next 4 days. Zeynep was of Turkish ancestry but lived in Sweden. Her parents were both Turkish and moved to Sweden [...]
