Category Archives: Gendered moments

Taş gibi: Of language mis-steps, traffic jams and hot Turkish women

Posted on February 19, 2013 by lizcameron

“Taş gibi.” I heard this phrase a lot while two young Turkish American men were living in our house. I never could quite get the context, as their voices would lower to decibels my old ears couldn’t decipher well. This … Continue reading →

Uç kadından biri: One billion Karagöz puppets rising!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lizcameron

One billion rising. I’ve seen a plethora of these three words over the past weeks, and so have the Karagöz puppets (when they sneak on my iPhone or iPad at night when I’m sleeping). “What billion things, pray tell,” Hacivad … Continue reading →

Posted in Gendered moments, Turkish Controversies, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Domestic violence, family violence, Gender, one billion rising, rape, Turkey, United States, Violence against women | 9 Comments

Writing about fear: An afternoon excursion in Nişantaşı (Part 2)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by lizcameron

Note to readers: This is the second in a series of posts about my writing on fear as part of the worldwide, place-passionate group of writers called #38Write. I chose to write about fear in the context of my Turkish-American … Continue reading →