SEA OF MARMARA – The ferry is a common form of transportation which is used a lot in Istanbul to go...
Author - Lina Köksal
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.]
Turkish rape culture is not unlike the rest of the world
ISTANBUL – It’s impossible for a foreigner to truly understand a country’s rape culture until they...
Making friends, gaining confidence
ISTANBUL – I‘ve always been a person who was afraid to meet people. I always thought they wouldn’t...
YJI’s conference in Istanbul taught me to dare
ISTANBUL – When my editor at Youth Journalism International first approached me about taking part...
The breathtaking beauty of Topkapi Palace
ISTANBUL – Standing outside in the burning Turkish heat and ignorant of where we were going, sweat...
For cool ancient history, step into a cistern
ISTANBUL – Most people are likely not all too familiar with cisterns, but in many countries across...
YJI’s Global Conference – a distant dream that came...
ISTANBUL – In February 2022, Youth Journalism International had a crazy idea – a global conference...
Bomb rips through busy Istanbul street
ISTANBUL – An explosion on a busy, tourist-filled street Sunday killed at least six people and...