About — We are Walktionary
Every walk
is a story.
Walktionary is a walking dictionary of the world — a collection of streets that carry memory, small doors with large stories, corners only feet can find. We built it because we believe the best way to understand a place is to walk through it, slowly, with someone who loves it.
01 — The Why
Why we built Walktionary
Travel guides kept showing us the same ten places. Algorithms kept showing us the same ten photos. We wanted something quieter — a place where a 130-year-old inn could speak, where a flea market in a forgotten neighborhood could be the main character, where a church and the car parked beside it could share a story.
So we started walking. Then we started writing. Then we started building a tool that would let anyone, anywhere, ask for a walk — and get one shaped around who they are, how much time they have, and the kind of day they want.
Walktionary is our answer to a simple question: what if the city itself could be read like a book, one street at a time?
02 — What we believe
Three things we hold true.
Slow is a feature.
The best places don't show up in a five-minute drive. They wait for feet, for curiosity, for someone who has no schedule to keep.
Local eyes over rankings.
A place is not better because it has more stars. It is better because someone who lives there cares enough to tell you about it.
A walk is a story, not a route.
We don't just connect dots on a map. We try to understand the shape of your day — the food, the light, the mood, the small surprises.
03 — Who we are
Two walkers, one dictionary.
Walktionary is a small project made by two people who kept talking about cities until a website accidentally happened.
A small table by the sea — the kind of afternoon that started Walktionary.
Co-founder · Builder
Alpgiray Kelem
I build things for the web and walk in circles around Istanbul trying to understand them. Walktionary is what happens when someone who loves code meets someone who reads the city like a novel.
Co-founder · Storyteller
Müge Ayma
I write about the places I walk through and the people I meet inside them. I believe a good paragraph can save a building, and that a 10-minute detour can change the shape of a memory.
04 — From our walks
Here's what we mean.
A few stories from inside the dictionary — places we've walked to, paragraphs we've written. This is the texture of Walktionary.
İstanbul · Turkey
Kibbeh: A Delectable Delight in Turkish Cuisine
Read the walk
Batumi · Georgia
Ali and Nino Monument: A Moving Tribute to Immortal Love
Read the walk
İstanbul · Turkey
Among Istanbul's Literary Giants: A Walk Through Aşiyan Cemetery
Read the walk
Lisboa, Porto · Portugal
Azulejo
Read the walk
Our quiet manifesto
A city is not a list.
It's a language.
Walktionary is the dictionary.
Your turn
Take a walk with us.
Tell us what you're in the mood for. We'll design a walk shaped around you — from three hours to three days.