AS A STREET TASTE, FALAFEL
Can we say that the easiest and most delicious way to get to know a culture is through the cuisine of that culture? We as epic migrations said yes…
Through Life
Strangers at Our Door- Bauman FEBRUARY 2021
One of the books we discussed in our meeting moderated by Elif Nuran Özgün in our Migration Readings group was Zygmunt Bauman’s “Strangers at Our Door”. In…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Analysis
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Mohsin Hamid February, 2021 The presentations of the neighborhood have a great impact on the shaping of life…
Transnational Identities – Analysis
Transnational Identities: Turkish, Cypriot, Kurdish Youth in London – Doğuş Şimşek Neither Belong Here nor There – Işıl Öz …
The Syrian Woman at Pazarkule-Kastaniéai Border
With the start of a multi-faceted war in Syria since 2011, An influx of refugees has begun from Syria to the world. Intensely Syrian refugees living in Turkey, due to…
Rukiye
I am from East Turkestan. I was born in the lands where one of the worlds’ most silent, but also the most violent persecutions took place. I am 22. One…
Zehra II
When I fainted in the middle of the street, a woman took me to the hospital. I opened my eyes after an hour later and saw her sitting beside me,…
Being an Honoured Guest in a North Syrian Refugee Camp: Inside Muqawama
In Damascus The stranger sleeps in his shadow Standing like a minaret in the bed of eternity Not longing for anyone or any place. Mahmoud Darwish Yes. I am writing…
Cemile
My name is Cemile. I am 33 years old. I was born in Syria. I got married in 30 years old. Our lives have changed completely with the beginning of…
Zehra
My name is Zehra. I am 36 years old. I have a very long life story, and I know that it will take a lifetime to accept everything I have…