Author Archives: lizcameron

#DİREN TÜRKİYE! 12 hours of devastation…and resilience

Posted on June 15, 2013 by lizcameron

For the past twelve hours, we (me, occasionally M. who can barely stand it, and the entire Karagoz puppet troupe that inhabits my head during this cross-cultural marriage) have been glued to the Internet in order to understand what we … Continue reading →

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Taksim Square and #OccupyGezi: Of birds and bees, dogs and trees

Posted on June 14, 2013 by lizcameron

We have heard much about the peaceful protesters (a.k.a. “çapulcular“) who have gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square – and some about the non-peaceful protesters (who many postulate are actually police working undercover as protestors, and we agree based on photos … Continue reading →

Posted in On Islam and Muslims, Turkish Controversies, Turkish-American Matters, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

#OccupyGezi and Youth: What I thought I knew – and didn’t know

Posted on June 13, 2013 by lizcameron

It would be a lie to say that I could summarize or explain “the protesting youth of Turkey today.” Who could? The New York Times takes a stab at it here.  The key sentence in their piece, as I see … Continue reading →

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