A man staring at the author on a bus in Istanbul. (Bilge Nur Güven/YJI) A man twice your age stares...
Author - Bilge Güven
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
Enduring sexual assault by an older student
Tiffani Dilworth knows how hard it is to recover from sexual assault. Dillworth, 35, of Houston...
Learning the hard truth about being a girl
As a girl you are raised to be careful. Be careful of what you wear, what you say, how you act and...
Fairy chimneys, balloons in flight – the magic of...
Nevsehir, TURKEY – The first thing I noticed when we landed at the airport is that it is tiny...
Why the world needs YJI
New York Times publisher offers surprising amount of empathy
ISTANBUL – Who knew I had so much in common with the publisher of The New York Times? A.G...
On Earth Day, we must do more than post online
ISTANBUL – In a world where activism has become mainstream, one is compelled to ask, what...
Youth in pandemic: ‘I have felt my mental health spiraling...
Spending their lives in repetitive confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic, young people...