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The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

Turkish artist Sena Başöz explores the metaphor of the magnolia and the advent of the apocalypse within the...

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Sena Başöz
Two Poems by Efe Duyan

Two Poems by Efe Duyan

Turkish poet Efe Duyan presents two poems from his collection "The Behavior of Words."

DECEMBER 22, 2023 • By Efe Duyan
First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past

First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past

Matt Broomfield reviews the first anthology of Kurdish science fiction, one that envisions new possibilities for Kurdish self-determination.

NOVEMBER 28, 2023 • By Matthew Broomfield
Rebuilding After the Quake: a Walk Down Memory Lane in Southeast Anatolia

Rebuilding After the Quake: a Walk Down Memory Lane in Southeast Anatolia

Sevinç Unal relives her memories as she surveys the region of her family and childhood in southeastern Anatolia...

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • By Sevinç Ünal
Illegitimate Literature—Interview with Novelist Ebru Ojen

Illegitimate Literature—Interview with Novelist Ebru Ojen

Nazlı Koca interviews novelist Ebru Ojen and her translators on the creative process of bringing her latest book...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • By Nazlı Koca
Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kaya Genç reviews Ebru Ojen's newly translated novel, an exploration of a Kurdish mother grappling with the sacrifices...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • By Kaya Genç
Anatolian Journey: a Writer Travels to Sultan Han to Witness a Postmodern Installation

Anatolian Journey: a Writer Travels to Sultan Han to Witness a Postmodern Installation

Matt Hanson, an art writer in Turkey, drives across the high plains between Ankara and Konya to see...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • By Matt Hanson
Traveling Through Turkey With Gertrude Bell and Pat Yale

Traveling Through Turkey With Gertrude Bell and Pat Yale

Arie Amaya-Akkermans reviews Pat Yale's latest book that follows in the footsteps of Gertrude Bell while highlighting Turkey's...

AUGUST 28, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

Ambassador Chas Freeman on the dynamism of West Asia and the west's failing geopolitical grip on "the greater...

AUGUST 14, 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
Can the Kurdish Women’s Movement Transform the Middle East?

Can the Kurdish Women’s Movement Transform the Middle East?

Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.

JULY 31, 2023 • By Matthew Broomfield
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