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.

Turkey’s earthquake survivors mark another difficult Eid

“We used to visit my mum and dad with my children on…

For women archaeologists, the dig is not the only challenge

It was 1960 when the prominent archaeologist and feminist Sally Binford said,…

A life dedicated to education: Teacher builds 120 libraries in village schools

“City children can get hold of books one way or another,” says…

The women helping Turkey’s famous black figs conquer the world

Black figs, which happened to be a favourite delicacy of the UK’s…

Two years after the earthquakes, why Hatay’s churches are still in ruins

Two years after devastating earthquakes struck Turkey’s Hatay province, many of the…

How health workers can help abuse survivors heal

“When I went to the hospital, my friend, who is a doctor,…

How TV is bridging the secular-conservative divide

The split between secular and conservative religious values may be one of…

What’s behind Turkey’s high caesarian birth rate?

A government campaign to encourage women to give birth via vaginal delivery…

The tattoo enthusiasts keeping a Kurdish tradition alive

A group of women sit and chat in front of their stone-walled…