Emel Altay

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Emel Altay has graduated from the Marmara University's Department for Cinema and TV. Between 2010 and 2017 she worked at several magazines in Turkey. She is now an independent journalist writing for Journo, Zero İstanbul, İstanbul Art News, Art Unlimited, Inside Turkey, and others.

The new wave of female stand-up

Women aren’t funny, don’t push it … Auntie, you really should quit…

Can Turkey escape Covid-19 by turning down the music?

Like elsewhere in the world, cafés and bars were closed during Turkey’s…

Why TikTok is a hit with Turkey’s working class

Last year, 36-year-old construction worker Müjdat Uğur posted a Tik Tok video…

Turkey’s second-hand boom speaks of deeper economic woes

Buying and selling second-hand goods has become increasingly popular in Turkey amid…

“Like a walking coronavirus”: Turkey’s elderly in lockdown

On 21 March, Turkey’s interior ministry announced an enforced curfew on people…

Replacing purple hyacinths with concrete

The recent restoration of one of Istanbul’s most iconic buildings has drawn…

Fighting for gender equality: The Istanbul Convention

Women’s rights activists in Turkey warn that hard-earned gains and protections enshrined…

Uncertain future for Turkey’s minority language publications

More than 30 minority languages are spoken in Turkey, and there used…

Turkish journalists turn to alternative media

As the space for freedom of speech in Turkey continues to shrink,…