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David R. Mellor

'The Body in the Bushes & The Englishman'

THE RELUCTANT DETECTIVE OF AYVALIK-I

'The Body in the Bushes & The Englishman'

The first episode of The Reluctant Detective of Ayvalık, a serialized story we’ll publish weekly

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Poems for Gaza

Poems for Gaza

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Voices

Voices

Life changes and not always for the best. Like dots on a map, people and communities are uprooted and dispersed, never to be seen again.

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Distorted vision

Distorted vision

As the summer approaches I will be lying back putting on my rose-tinted spectacles as I watch Turkey’s Got Talent, no one does such shows better than Turkey.

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Color blindness

Color blindness

“24 have been arrested for claiming blue is not red.”

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The future will contain random acts of senseless violence

The future will contain random acts of senseless violence

The question they ask is, could this or that gathering lead to a revolt, however small it is.

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Down to earth

Down to earth

On 1st of May, there was in fact little or no emergency. It was helped by closing İstanbul down and arresting as many people as possible.

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An everyday tale

An everyday tale

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Storm clouds approaching or floating by

Storm clouds approaching or floating by

Let's face the music and dance. Since writing the article this song has been dancing in my head when thinking about Turkey, especially the young people who are demonstrating.

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The lull

The lull

The government and mainstream channels demonised the boycotters. Implying they were the devil incarnate, destroying the country. However, the channels would repeat how unsuccessful it had been. The wall-to-wall coverage would question such assumptions.

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Where is Pikachu?

Where is Pikachu?

Whilst the images have caused much humour in the west, here there is more to it than that.

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Lament

Lament

I turned to the screen and my heart sank; I was overwhelmed with sadness. First the barbed wire came into focus and then the watch towers like in some American state penitentiary. This was jail for an undetermined length of time.

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Boiling point

Boiling point

Quickly, it became clear that İmamoğlu's arrest had merely been the spark, with deep seated grievances bubbling under the surface.

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Impounded

Impounded

Everyone’s faces were bowed down, the children glanced over with tears in their eyes. “Where have they gone?”

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America has left the stage, what about Turkey?

America has left the stage, what about Turkey?

America is turning back to the days of the wild west. Little or no state support or institutions, it’s every man or woman for themselves.

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JUSTICE 06:02:23

JUSTICE 06:02:23

6 February 2025

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From Grenfell to Grand Kartal Hotel

From Grenfell to Grand Kartal Hotel

There is sense that disasters are befalling the country on an almost weekly basis, and nothing is happening to stop them. It is as if this is the new identity of the people, removing any positive characteristic from their personality.

28 January 2025

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