“I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.”
Turkey
Posted inNonfiction
‘Do You Know These Women?’
Why were three Afghan women brutally murdered at the edge of Europe? A journey from Mazar-i-Sharif to Istanbul to Athens in search of answers.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A Single Sentence
In an clandestinely written memoir, a jailed Turkish novelist and political dissident remembers the single sentence that changed everything at the moment of his arrest.
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Science & Nature, Story
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Mirrors
Mirrors are sparkly and shiny and hypnotic. They’ve fascinated us for thousands of years. And they might show us a lot more about our society’s misplaced priorities than we care to see.
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Nonfiction, Quotes
Like Sheep to the Sanitized Slaughter Zone
“Turkey, in all of its modernist efforts, is just covering up the smell of its own shit.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Sacrifice and Hope on Eid al-Adha
“Eid al-Adha is a mirage in the middle of the harsh desert of the Turkish spirit, a vision of the unified Turkey that we all wish existed.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
For Ordinary Syrians, Is Backing Assad the Only Option?
Sometimes the best choice is the devil you know.