How inflation is forcing women’s traditional “Gold Day” gatherings to adapt 

In Turkish households, few things signal care and community as much as a tray filled with homemade pastries and fresh tea, and the chatter of women catching up in a friend’s living room. For generations, this scene has meant more than comfort – it has also served as a way for women to support each other financially, emotionally and socially.

For Turkish women, what’s in a surname?

“After I got married, I looked at my ID card to see…

Nevşin Mengü: “Women journalists are trolled more often”

Nevşin Mengü, one of Turkey’s few powerful female journalists, has been broadcasting…

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…