Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
I first heard about Turkey’s “Kurdish problem” from my friend Julien, who mentioned it to me when I asked him about Turkey’s greatest challenge. In turn, I mentioned this to my friend Mehmed (who is Kurdish, although I didn’t know …
Monday, October 1st, 2012
This was my second visit to Topaki Palace – but that that’s a good thing – ‘cause there’s a lot to see!
The palace, at one time home to more than 4,000 people, is a complex of more than 600,000 …
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Last week in Istanbul, my friend Brid and I had a fast one pulled on us. We were looking for …
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Last month, I visited Turkey for the third time! I was so looking forward to returning to one of my favorite countries and to re-acquainting myself with the fabulous city of Istanbul.
About a year before I started my big …
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
July 13, 2009, Ankara, Turkey
I’ve wanted to see the Whirling Dervishes for more than a decade, after a missed opportunity during my last visit to Turkey more than 10 years ago. Although I admit that I wasn’t thinking of …