As a girl you are raised to be careful. Be careful of what you wear, what you say, how you act and...
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.]
‘Do not expect kindness’
Sexual assault on public transportation is so common here that Zeynep İskenderoğlu of Istanbul...
Sexual assault: a plague on humanity
Sexual assault is an ever-increasing global concern, predominantly impacting women and girls around...
A sweet summer adventure on a Turkish island
Büyük Ada, Princes’ Island, TURKEY – With a group of friends, I ventured this summer to Büyük Ada...
Istanbul’s quiet New Year
ISTANBUL – As another year passed, Turkey had its New Year celebration, but it was different this...
Turkish government misled citizens about earthquake
ISTANBUL – Even though there are almost 293 miles between İzmir and İstanbul, some people from...
Three easy rules keep Turks from second lockdown
ISTANBUL – It has been a few months now since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced to the...
Finding good in the coronavirus
ISTANBUL – Corona. It might be the word we hear the most these last couple of months. Our parents...