Author Archives: Judy Liu

Upon walking through Istanbul, one can see the multitude of Ottoman culture, through Turkish historical relics. With a closer look, one can perhaps draw a connection between original Ottoman culture and later structures, or see how historical structures have been … Continue reading →

March 4th, a group of us met Sevgi Akarcesme, a columnist at Zaman Daily News and correspondent of its English counterpart, Today’s Zaman. With her quick description of the AKP coming to power and the changes she saw since 2010, she painted … Continue reading →

A couple years ago, news reached the United States of protests erupting in Istanbul, Turkey. It became known as the Gezi Park protests. Today, we see that the Gezi Park redevelopment issue still persists, and is especially pertinent to my … Continue reading →

A couple days ago, we crossed to the Asian side of Turkey, to Üsküdar, and visited the massive mosque being built on Çamlıca. This mosque is planned to be of Ottoman architecture, but many people are asking, “Why?” Why this location for … Continue reading →