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Teacher. Resides in K'emk'emeláy (Vancouver), the territory of Canada's indigenious peoples of Squamish and Musqueam peoples. Has worked as a lecturer at various universities and...

Teacher. Resides in K'emk'emeláy (Vancouver), the territory of Canada's indigenious peoples of Squamish and Musqueam peoples. Has worked as a lecturer at various universities and as a teacher in public schools in Canada. In Turkey, taught at different schools and universities before working as a lecturer and English teacher in eight different countries. Born and raised in İskenderun, Hatay in Turkey.

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Silence and the empire’s narratives: Omar El Akkad on his new book

Silence and the empire’s narratives: Omar El Akkad on his new book

In his latest book "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," El Akkad confronts the silences that enable injustice, urging readers to reckon with complicity, narrative power, and the moral cost of looking away.

7 November 2025

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'Bringing change, step by step': Alireza Khatami on fatherhood and cycles of violence in 'The Things You Kill'

'Bringing change, step by step': Alireza Khatami on fatherhood and cycles of violence in 'The Things You Kill'

In his award-winning drama The Things You Kill, Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami explores the inherited weight of fatherhood, masculinity, and political trauma through a narrative set in Turkey.

19 October 2025

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The Knight on the Iron Horse is passing through Canada

The Knight on the Iron Horse is passing through Canada

After completing his first bicycle journey from Turkey to Japan in 2010-2011, Gürkan Genc embarked on his world tour in 2012. He pedaled through the expansive steppes of Asia, traversed the scorching deserts of Africa, climbed the cool mountains of Europe, and navigated the terrains of America, all riding solo.

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The weight of ordinary existence: Ayşegül Savaş’s The Anthropologists

The weight of ordinary existence: Ayşegül Savaş’s The Anthropologists

While reading Ayşegül Savaş's third novel, I was reminded of that pile of sand; so plain, seemingly mediocre, yet somehow extraordinary.

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Former MP Garo Paylan, author Burhan Sönmez to speak at Washington University

Former MP Garo Paylan, author Burhan Sönmez to speak at Washington University

The two figures will participate in events to discuss civil liberties and minority rights in Turkey.