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Book review: Lisa Morrow’s “Istanbul 50 unsung places”
I was in love with Istanbul, once, and I used to love guidebooks too.
Aug 11, 2023 / Read More
Book review: Darth Putin’s “How to Tankie: The Anti Imperialist’s Guide to the Modern World”
I started following @DarthVaderKGB on Twitter after his real life parody namesake annexed Crimea. At first I thought that his tweets were...
May 21, 2023 / Read More
Sevan Nişanyan: a living test case for democracy
Most people outside Turkey have never heard of Sevan Nişanyan.
Jan 17, 2022 / Read More
Eski bir Türk Hava Kurumu Canadair CL-215 pilotuyla röportaj
Akdeniz bölgesi feci orman yangınları tarafından harap olurken, Türkiye de bir zamanlar mükemmel bir yangın söndürme uçağı filosuna sahip...
Aug 05, 2021 / Read More
Interview to a former Türk Hava Kurumu Canadair CL-215 pilot
The Mediterranean region is being ravaged by catastrophic wildfires and Turkey is also ravaged by controversy over the country’s once exc...
Aug 05, 2021 / Read More
An Eid memory from Turkey
An insensitive remark by @diehimbeertonis triggered some old Bayram memory:
Jul 31, 2020 / Read More
A Naples pizzeria story
The “Antica Pizzeria e Friggitoria Di Matteo” is unimpressive from the outside. It looks like a typical workshop opening on a typical all...
Jul 17, 2020 / Read More
Bir Napoli Pizzacısı Hikâyesi
Mütevazı köklerinden, UNESCO’nun övgüleriyle, Napoliten Pizzacılarının anısına, Di Matteo’nun pizzacısının hikayesi.
Jul 17, 2020 / Read More
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