Jennifer Hattam

Though it would be premature to call Istanbul an "eco-city," there are plenty of green discoveries waiting to be made amidst the urban sprawl. I sought out organic markets with friendly farmers (right), vegetarian restaurants, public-transportation options, parks, running groups, and eco-friendly souvenirs for a PlanetGreen.com "Green City Guide" to my adopted home. UPDATE: This article is no longer available online. Read my "Green City Guide: Istanbul" as a jpg or download as a pdf .

I've taken on a new gig as the Istanbul correspondent for the popular environmental website TreeHugger.com . I'll be focusing largely, though not exclusively, on developments in Turkey and this part of the world, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. Already I've blogged about ice-cream delivery by bike in some of Istanbul's chicest neighborhoods, problems with garbage collection in the city, a photo contest for images of Turkey's trees , and the country's first organic market .