Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Rape and Murder of Turkish University Student Ozgecan Aslan

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Ozgecan Aslan Last week, a bright, beautiful 20-year-old Turkish university student named Ozgecan Aslan was the last person on her s...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

"Midnight at the Pera Palace" with the Istanbul Global Minds Book Club

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If ever there was a book that was a perfect match for my Istanbul "Global Minds Book Club" it is this one: "Midnight at the...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Polarization is a Choice

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  A photo of the Beşiktaş Forum, a nightly neighborhood discussion happening in my neighborhood park and twenty other parks through...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

'Backwards Day' in Istanbul: a news junkie's paradise

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I have a Kurdish friend, now of European citizenship, who says, "when I lived in Germany, I tried to be interested in everything happen...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

#1billionrising in Istanbul

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"Everyday Five Women Are Killed through Domestic Violence" Yesterday was so delightful. The enormity of Eve Ensler's ima...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

"Never Regret the Pain" by Sel Erder Yackley

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    I love a good memoir. About the time, "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls (a memoir of reall...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Enjoying Hometown Friends in Istanbul

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  Brian Smith and me One of the fun parts about living in Istanbul is so many friends come through town as tourists. This summer it wa...
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