Author: Gery Ciftcioglu - Elysium Lifestyle Magazine

Gery Ciftcioglu

Gery is a journalist, writer, and English language teacher. She speaks four languages and writes in two of them. Currently, she publishes feature articles for several online magazines and websites. Gery lives in Istanbul with her family and two cats.

Gery Ciftcioglu

Gery is a journalist, writer, and English language teacher. She speaks four languages and writes in two of them. Currently, she publishes feature articles for several online magazines and websites. Gery lives in Istanbul with her family and two cats.

A painting inspired by Frida Kahlo shows a woman with dark braids, a unibrow, and faint mustache, wearing a thorn necklace. A black cat and monkey sit behind her amid lush leaves—her serious expression hints at self-discovery.

Finding myself within the pages of Frida Kahlo’s diary

February 23, 2025

‘Fall in love with yourself, with life, and then with whoever you want.’ Frida Kahlo I thought I knew who

Two people sit by a beach bonfire at dusk. One creates a glowing heart with light painting, as if the Universe Delivers moments of magic. The sky darkens above, clouds gathering, while a pier stretches into the water in the background.

The Universe Delivers

February 6, 2025

And pretty quickly, believe me. In retrospect it appears that I have had an ongoing relationship with manifestation from before

A long suspension bridge with heavy traffic spans over blue water, connecting two urban areas with dense buildings and greenery—an ideal cityscape for those seeking ways to manage naturally through menopause or hot flushes beneath a bright, cloud-dappled sky.

The ever changing face of Istanbul

March 25, 2023

by GERY CIFTCIOGLU

A child stands amid a vast landfill, surrounded by heaps of trash and plastic waste under a partly cloudy sky. The scene highlights environmental pollution and poverty, where survival is far from concerns like menopause or how to manage naturally.

The Journey to Zero Waste

January 31, 2023

It is a quiet morning in the rural countryside of the Tokushima district in Japan. Nestled in the green hills,