Turkey’s Earthquake as a Generational Disaster
Sanem Su Avci looks at this year's destructive temblor and asks where can man go when he's being devoured by the earth.
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Zara Houshmand, Moon and Sun
Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.
The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story
Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for 17 Greek Cinema Academy Awards.
Beautiful Ghosts, or We’ll Always Have Istanbul
Looking for love and her father's past, a Turkish American journalist haunts the streets of Istanbul before and after Covid.
For Those Who Dwell in Tents, Home is Temporal—Or Is It?
Home is increasingly an elusive quality in an era of war, climate disaster, economic collapse and family misfortune.
Letter From Turkey—Solidarity, Grief, Anger and Fear
Jennifer Hattam, a special correspondent in Istanbul, describes how winter and food shortages plague earthquake recovery efforts.
Letter From Turkey—Antioch is Finished
TMR's senior writer in Turkey, Arie Amaya-Akkermans, travels to one of the worst-hit areas to survey earthquake damage and talk to survivors.
Attack on Salman Rushdie is Shocking Tip of the Iceberg
An attack on one writer anywhere is an attack on freedom of expression everywhere.
World Refugee Day — What We Owe Each Other
World Refugee Day is the first of seven days during which refugees will be recognized in events across the world.
Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”
The novelist behind "A Recipe for Daphne" returns to multicultural Istanbul to write about love and death amongst the city's minorities.
2022 Webby Honoree Documents Queer Turkish Icon
İlker Hepkaner reviews a web documentary on the fascinating trajectory of Turkey's late icon, Zeki Müren.
Mohamed Metwalli’s “A Song by the Aegean Sea” Reviewed
Sherine Elbanhawy finds that Mohamed Metwalli’s newly-translated poetry collection is the perfect form of escapism.
On “True Love Leaves No Traces”
From Leonard Cohen to Apollo and Daphne to French philosopher Jean-Lun Nancy, Arie Akkermans-Amaya looks at the influences of an Istanbul exhibition.
Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay
Photographer, documentarian and journalist Iason Athanasiadis shares images from more than 10 years of reporting from Afghanistan to Greece and back.
Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story
Iason Athanasiadis paints the portrait of Bahoz, a stateless Kurd who will keep fighting to become accepted for asylum in Europe.