Empty Nest Expat

Alina Gallo, artist One of the beautiful things about my PAWI (Professional Women of Istanbul) group is that I meet interesting America...

The last time my free speech was censored in Turkey was right before a local election. The entire Google Blogspot domain was shut down. The ...

  A photo of the Beşiktaş Forum, a nightly neighborhood discussion happening in my neighborhood park and twenty other parks through...

Protesters doing yoga in Gezi Park What a fascinating week in Turkey as my friends have risen up and demanded their Turkish democracy be...

"Everyday Five Women Are Killed through Domestic Violence" Yesterday was so delightful. The enormity of Eve Ensler's ima...

Sessizliği Sen Boz, Break the Silence about Street Harassment Street harassment is a human rights issue. It's also a business issue b...

  The entrance to the Belgrad Forest Back in Istanbul, after a week in France, I was excited to see that a Turkish friend was organizi...

Police work quickly to clear Taksim Square Yesterday, I witnessed a bombing in Taksim Square in Istanbul.   I was seated on the third floor...