Tag Archives: Turkey

'The Shadow of the Yali' by Suat Dervis is a fascinating book with intriguing characters and surprising depths.

The Turbans' first album, 'The Turbans', draw upon musical traditions from around the world to create stunning music that will take your breath away.

In 'Three Daughters of Eve', Elif Shafak narrates the story of a friendship between three different young women and the downfall of it when love and an unforgettable betrayal comes between them

Hughes makes it easy to believe that should human civilization persist another thousand years, Istanbul – by whatever name it may go by at that time – is likely to remain central to its region and the world.

The true story of 'the girl with the red foulard,' killed fighting with the PKK against the so-called Islamic State just as this production prepared to mount, takes its place in the connected and seemingly neverending sagas of the war on terror and the struggle for self-determination in the face of what may seem destiny.

The Armenian Genocide never happened? Cui Bono? Who benefits for the lie to continue?

The influence of Turkish music on Turkish-American composer Karman Ince's work brightens his intriguing, rewarding, and often fun pieces with vivid color.

When American racial tensions and violence cause the same diplomatic reactions as Islamic State terrorist atrocities, we can come to only one conclusion: Houston – and Dallas, etc. – we have a problem.

A visit to ancient Ephesus, the Virgin Mary home, the Temple of Artemis, and more.

Turkey's biggest palace, a Genoese tower, dinner with new friends, a cruise up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, two continents, even a synagogue – all on our last two action-packed days in Istanbul.