Reconsidering Diyarbakir
The last time I was in Diyarbakir, Turkey, it was in July during Ramadan. The southeastern city felt…
May 23, 2015
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Istanbul, April, and Turkish Tulips
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull…
April 17, 2015
Neglecting Istanbul and My Cameras
I still live in Istanbul. That statement seems fairly obvious to me, but maybe it isn’t to you.…
March 31, 2015
Two Years Abroad
I remember New Year’s Eve, 2012. I’d flown in from Aruba that morning—a body shock, with Aruba’s 31-degree-Celsius…
January 29, 2015
Everywhere Can Be A Home
It’s that time of year when everyone starts reflecting on the year that is passing, and the milestones…
December 26, 2014
I Have Found Heaven and It’s Kabak Valley
Down on Turkey’s southwest coast, past Fethiye and Oludeniz with its swarms of sun-baked British tourists, there is…
December 8, 2014
A Bicycle Is Freedom: Four Days Around Lake Iznik
To me, a bicycle is freedom. Traveling under your own speed feels completely liberating. Pushing past inclines, breezing…
December 4, 2014
Difficulties in Diyarbakir
It is not unusual to meet Turks in Istanbul who have never been farther east than Ankara, the…
November 10, 2014
Mardin, The Most Marvelous City in Southeast Turkey
Mardin. MARDIN. I was not expecting Mardin. Southeast Turkey was not only different from all the other places…
October 21, 2014
Go To Hasankeyf Before Hasankeyf Goes
In March, I dreamed I went to Hasankeyf. It was one of those vivid dreams that seem like…
October 3, 2014