Thus Far: Being Gay in Turkey
On 15 July 2008, Ahmet Yıldız left his flat in Istanbul to buy some ice-cream for himself and his partner, who had just returned home from a trip. He had … Read more
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Interview with President Van Rompuy
The 24th of November, Herman Van Rompuy, former conservative Prime minister of Belgium and very first President of the European Council, visited the College of Europe in Natolin to deliver … Read more
De l’autre côté de la mer Noire
En avril 2016, je parvins à franchir la frontière de la république séparatiste d’Abkhazie. Cette région de la Géorgie qui fit sécession, soutenue par la Russie, à l’issue d’une guerre … Read more
The Past Is Never Where You Think You Left It
On the recent transformations of Turkish politics, nationalism, and the perils of historical oversimplification. To many in the West, accustomed to the lulling ebbs and flows of the liberal discourse, … Read more
Turkey-Armenia: Dark Past, Hopeful Change
It was a cold Ankara morning and I was running late for school. I took the steep street going to the bus stop, checked my watch, and decided to make … Read more