Set in Istanbul and beyond the stories in Istanbul Blues are filled with Buket Uzuner's remarkable sensitivity and psychological insight taking us into the memories and imaginations of children ands adults and exploring shared history love and attachment to family friends lovers and places. Uzuner's characters share stories that are mythical mysterious coincidental witty and full of wisdom. In the hands of an author who is a listener as much as a teller no matter where they take place these stories remind us of people we know and ourselves.

İstanbul Blues Buket Uzuner'in bazı öykülerinin yer aldığı İngilizce bir derlemedir. Kitabın ortak teması; anılar ortak tarih aile arkadaşlık sevgi duyarlılık gibi değerlerdir.