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SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
Life Along Istanbul’s Byzantine Walls, a Review

Life Along Istanbul’s Byzantine Walls, a Review

Arie Amaya-Akkermans on a book that reviews not only Turkey’s social and political deterioration over the last decade,...

28 JUNE 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Myth of the West: A Discontinuous History

The Myth of the West: A Discontinuous History

Arie Amaya-Akkermans reviews "The West: a new history of an old idea" that argues how the West was...

3 MARCH 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Arie Amaya-Akkermans talks to Lebanese and Cypriot artists about their work on the divided island of Cyprus.

8 JANUARY 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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...

8 JANUARY 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."

22 DECEMBER 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.

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Matt 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...

5 NOVEMBER 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...

18 SEPTEMBER 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...

18 SEPTEMBER 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...

18 SEPTEMBER 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...

28 AUGUST 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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