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Davos 2014: Cry for Syria, says Kofi Annan

From the role model to end all role models. 

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the world not to forget the suffering in Syria and said he was disappointed the international community failed to show a united front to end the tragedy.

Turkey: The life of a battered woman

Something that I definitely have not experienced, but is definitely important to be aware of. 

Domestic violence has soared in the past decade, but shelters for abused women remain scarce.

Kismet: How Soap Operas Changed the World

An inspirational film that uncovers the impact of Turkish soap operas on women across the Arab world and beyond.

Middle East reconfigured: Turkey vs. Iran vs. Saudi Arabia

Turkish-Iranian posturing on Syria, with Ankara arguing for more than limited strikes against the regime and Tehran saying that whoever strikes President Bashar al-Assad must bear the consequences, serves as a harbinger for the birth of a new Middle East order.

Beautiful Essay 2 Months After

September 11, 2013

I'm here because I was born here and thus ruined for anywhere else, but I don't know about you. Maybe you're from here, too, and sooner or later it will come out that we used to live a block away from each other and didn't even know it. Or maybe you moved here a couple years ago for a job; maybe you came here for school. Maybe you saw the brochure...