James Baldwin's Turkish exile, a lesser-told chapter in his life, offered safety, privacy, and most importantly, a creative...
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Öykü Tekten
Playwright Melis Aker makes a compelling argument in favor of shadows — the only cure for a brightly-colored,...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Melis Aker
From classic noir to chilling psychological thriller, these ten films encapsulate the cinematographic experience of NOIR.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By TMR
An interview with former prisoner and Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak, on the eve of the Day of...
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Öykü Tekten
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Rome-based filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris who turns cities...
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amy Omar
Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...
11 JULY 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Defying a pervasive climate of self-censorship in Turkey, Kurdish artist Ateş Alpar grapples with cultural assimilation, historical erasure...
27 JUNE 2025 • By Jennifer Hattam
The Turkish government has reintegrated Ahlat into the national narrative, but its history is more complex than acknowledged.
29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By William Gourlay
A year after committing ethnic cleansing, Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29 with little pushback from mainstream media.
25 OCTOBER 2024 • By Lucine Kasbarian
In Nektaria Anastasiadou's experience, agents, publishers and editors often have peculiar ideas about what constitutes Middle East fiction.
6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Art, activism, archaeology, and archiving are crucial for rebuilding and healing cities by combining the past and present.
23 AUGUST 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
