Very surprising release – You Are Here Christmas Istanbul, just when we thought YAHs of this kind are over this year. This gives us hope for more Holiday mugs this year, since it’s only November.
As for the mug, it resembles the regular YAH with the snowman, Christmas tree and some other elements added to it.
Please see the pic below for a comparison:
Just a reminder, we now have 27 Christmas YAHs (apart from 2 from US) available in the collection… Read more
Second from the group of two Turkish mugs – You Are Here – Adana.
Adana – is the major city in southern Turkey. At least one point of interest can be identified – Büyük Saat (English: The Great Clock Tower) – the tallest clock tower in Turkey, being 105 ft high. It is located in the old town on Ali Münif Caddesi and was built in 1882.
Two new YAHs were spotted today in Turkey. I guess Starbucks is popular in this country since these are 5th and 6th mugs from this series.
Antalya – is one of the world’s and the Mediterranean’s leading tourist destinations. It attracts 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. We don’t have the picture of the back of the mug yet, so I can only see Düden Waterfalls – a group of waterfalls ending directly in the Mediterranean Sea.… Read more
Even though all attention is now focused on the Disney YAHs, there is one international release which was revealed today. Turkey capital is finally getting own mug from You Are Here Series, yes, I am talking about Ankara. It is also the second largest city in the country, after Istanbul. It was a small town in the beginning of 20th century, but since 1920, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his associates chose it as a center of their resistance movement against the Allies, it grew into what we can see now.… Read more
Starbucks keeps releasing You Are Here mugs like crazy. Here is another one from Bodrum, Turkey. Bodrum is a city-port in southwestern part of Turkey and as many places in this region has rich history. Its ancient name is Halicarnassus and archaeological findings confirm presence of settlements back to fifteenth century BC. Halicarnassus is a hometown for Herodotus and was famous for the tomb of Mausolus, the origin of the word mausoleum, built between 353 BC and 350 BC. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.… Read more
Starbucks continues to delight us with new releases for You Are Here Series. The new mug is dedicated to Izmir. Izmir is a pretty big city in the western part of Turkey. Only Istanbul and Ankara have bigger population. Izmir is a very important transportation hub and second largest port of Turkey.
Interesting, that ancient name of the city is Smyrna and it was known centuries BC. It was founded by Greeks and was changing hands multiple times before becoming a part of Ottoman Empire in 15th century.… Read more
This Icon Mini was released for Turkey and is a complete copy of it’s bigger brother.… Read more
This Icon mug came from Istanbul, Turkey. Light Blue is used as its theme color. Bosphorus Bridge can be seen on the front of the mug and Steam Ship on the back.
This mug is somewhat hard to find.
Countries of production: China… Read more
This Icon mug came from Antalya, Turkey. Dark Blue is used as its theme color. Aspendos Theatre can be seen on the front of the mug and Düden Waterfalls on the back.
This mug is pretty common.
Countries of production: China… Read more
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