Mediterranean and Middle Eastern people are proud of their hospitality. It has been said that strong family ties are the pillars of those societies. Especially in times of need the family size gets bigger as an act of solidarity. In Greece, since the economic crisis hit the...
The bright and shining age of cultural and scientific Renaissance has created the Internet. Resulted in a mass distribution of knowledge albeit questionable. And neared its own demise with the help of a virtual economy it created. Next we have chaos. In the nineties folks...
We all carry a baggage. Until we reach the age of five, our immediate family loads us with their perception of a kid. Then, depending on where we get educated several enemies of free thinking, namely; history, civil studies, religion and many more attack us with their pre...
"This cannot go on" said a journalist friend, referring to the oppression of the media, of Kurdish politics, the silencing of society and rising authoritarianism in Turkey. In return I asked: "Do you mean 'It is impossible for it to go on like this' or 'I will not let it go on...
First, I waited a long time, then I choose to get lost in my mind, among my thoughts. At least imagining it was a choice was tranquilizing. Between different processes of decision making in my mind, I experienced pauses. Otherwise I’m clear, aren’t I? Usually transparent and...
Από την Ετζέ Τεμέλκουραν O T. S. Elliot σίγουρα θα είχε αναθεωρήσει τον διάσημο στίχο του από την «Έρημη Χώρα» ότι «ο Μάρτιος είναι ο πιό πικρός...
So much for the world wide attention for press freedom in Turkey. The two most famous Turkish journalists in jail, Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, were set free on Monday night, pending trial. Joy all over the place and I’m happy for them too; but in a way it also makes me...
In one way or another, we are all slaves to our bizarre fears. They are born with us, they grow with us, and they haunt us until we know better. Or perhaps, worse. I’ve been a loyal servant to only one fear: the fear of inertia. More specifically, it was a fear of...
It's an age long argument. Is it an author's duty to influence public opinion or are daily events should stay just as an inspiration for the author's larger scheme of things? That argument has been debated since activism vs journalism has been the subject of heated...
This article was written by Ece Temelkuran as a prologue to her opus; "For The Record" in Turkish. She revisits Turkey's recent past and tells the tale of a peculiar social change from state oppression to outright fascism. "For the Record," because... The times we live in are...
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