How incredibly easy it has become to be a poet! Publishing houses will print any volume in exchange for money, provided someone has scribbled a few lines, completely unconcerned with who they are or what they stand for. In an era where nothing seems to hold any true…
We believed in the power of songs, and that was how we set out on our path. Through songs, we recounted the sorrow, the joy, the love, the separation, and the migration stories of women. We spoke of the occurrences of rape and harassment that are steadily legitimised within…
I do not know where to begin this piece. A profound grief, one that had never crossed my mind, has befallen me: Sarı has died. There is no one who hasn't heard of our immense affection for each other. For those who haven't, I will recount it in this piece.
Thirteen—a number deemed unlucky, the subject of countless theories, a figure feared by many. Yet for me, it sits at the very heart of life, a symbol of that most tender age when my heart beat with a rhythm all its own. As one steps across the threshold from childhood into…
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The twentieth century stood as an era where technology advanced at a frantic pace, developing in a manner that humanity struggled to keep up with. While children sat with phones in their hands, their adrenaline surging for hours as they moved from one game to the next, social…
When Haji Bektash Veli said in the thirteenth century, "Let us be one, let us be strong, let us be alive," he did not say it so that it could be thrown around by today’s dictatorial regimes and single-party systems. For some time now, we have been living face to face with…
Turkey’s agenda is shaken every single day by different acts of violence. We are passing through days where intolerance festers and hostility multiplies. Any trivial matter can cause people to instantly resort to violence. It is glaringly obvious how we arrived at this state!…
In the twenty-first century, we see a proliferation of new approaches to daily life and alternative ways of living. People are choosing to become vegetarian for a multitude of reasons. In our day-to-day routines, phrases like "diabetes, cancer, and heart disease have become…
In the Turkish dictionary, one definition of a faction or group is 'a body or community formed by individuals with shared interests and views,' whereas 'organisation' is defined as 'a union formed by institutions or individuals gathered for the purpose of achieving a common…
