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Close Reading: Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills
Latife Tekin's novel is an ode to the Turkish people and a postcard from a time of radical transition in the Republic.
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Endymion and the Cotton Castle
In western Turkey, near the headwaters of the Menderes River, an uplift in the earth has created a series of cliffs that rise about 60 meters above the…
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Turkey's Favorite American Writer
Is also my favorite writer: John Steinbeck. What's the connection? I have some thoughts.
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Didim's Apollon: a Walk among the Ruins
The Temple of Apollo is just one hectare in size, but the grounds are packed with artifacts and symbols that will enlighten your visit and bring 2,300…
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Close Reading: The First Crusade
Peter Frankopan's book provides a new look at the First Crusade, more sympathetic to Greek Emperor Alexios I than the western accounts that arose in the…
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Didim's colossal, world-historical Temple of Apollo
A walk through the history -- of the eastern Aegean's most spectacular temple site.
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Parking in Turkey
If I thought driving in Turkey was a challenge, I wasn't prepared for parking
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Asian Spring and Ancient Traditions
The spring festival of Nawruz unites cultures from Izmir to Samarkand
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