Nicosia, CYPRUS – I was lucky this morning. I had the privilege of waking up to the news of an...
Author - Erin Timur
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Steaming hot, harsh scrubbing and a splash of cold – our...
ISTANBUL – One of the many gifts the Roman and the Byzantine Empires left us were hammams. The...
A 500-year-old Turkish bath, or hammam, serves people the...
ISTANBUL – Passed down from one generation to the next, the tradition of Turkish baths, hammam...
The different lives of tourists and locals
ISTANBUL – A week spent in İstanbul and Büyükada, an island off the coast of the city, presents...
Dismay and anger at woman’s death in Iran
İpek Eser/YJI Nicosia, CYPRUS – Anger. Resentment. Fear. Disbelief. Shock. All five emotions circle...
Like it or not, Eurovision plays politics
Nicosia, CYPRUS – Another Eurovision song contest has come to a colorful end on Saturday, with...
Women introduce vegan cuisine to meat-centric Cyprus
Nicosia, CYPRUS – Grön Vegan Yard, the first and only vegan restaurant in the Turkish Republic of...
Sustainable resolutions for 2022
Nicosia, CYPRUS – I’ve recently been caught up in the flurried storm of New Year’s resolutions...