Monthly Archives: October 2014

Despite the Turkish government’s secular credo, Turkey is an Islamic country; the CIA World Factbook states that 99.8% of the country practices Islam (at least nominally.) This dominance differs from the two other countries where I have spent the most … Continue reading →

In addition to my 20 hours of teaching, I have started tutoring a recent Gaziantep University graduate, Ahmet, who is trying to pass the TOEFL exam in order to become a Turkish Airlines pilot. Given our mutual interest in economics–Ahmet … Continue reading →

I can’t tell if someone is Kurdish or not by looking at them, but, during my short time in Turkey, several Kurdish people have told me their ethnicity without being prompted. One late night in Ankara, a restaurant owner told … Continue reading →