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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kcasmann | Views [288] | Scholarship Entry
I'm sitting in the soft spring sun of Mediterranean Turkey, with my 21st century laptop, while my neighbors, seen and heard, are clearing their yard for forage with a 19th century technique. They are reflecting on my screen. The elder woman carries ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mrmonterrubios_journal | Views [342] | Scholarship Entry
When I first landed in Turkey, my plan was to eat my way through Istambul's best kebab shops. I had planed my trip so I could stuff myself with this delicious meal that I've tried earlier in Europe. My thought was: If american tacos taste like crap, ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By caseless | Views [244] | Scholarship Entry
To catch a moment... or rather, to live in a moment. What does it mean? To jump at a suggestion, to follow a whim, to explore the unknown. With nothing to stop you, nothing to keep you from changing your mind, a moment is all yours. There is no reason ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By ziggy | Views [471] | Scholarship Entry
The hustle of the street grew weaker as she handed me a velvety bag and smiled politely. Stumbling like a newborn calf, I entered the first room. It was dark, quiet and woody. Three women talking their odd language – the fat, meaty words almost felt spurious ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By bethkoughan | Views [262] | Scholarship Entry
I embarked on a six-month adventure to Turkey with the overconfidence of a truly novice nomad. Having lived abroad the year prior, I had some Western European backpacking experience which I was sure had prepared me for all future adventures. My first ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By traveller_kath | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry
The sun was warm even at this time of the morning and already hazy. Before us stretched the end of the Gallipoli peninsular; scrub made way for trees and in the far distance we could make out sandy beaches. We had arrived at the southern end, where on ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By almat | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry
An hour long flight from a small airport in Sarajevo is not enough to prepare oneself for a metropolis like Istanbul. Our hosts, with big, friendly smiles on their faces, took us from the airport to our accommodation. After giving us a moment to unpack, ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By rguajar | Views [298] | Scholarship Entry
Bursa. First capital of the Ottoman Empire. Fourth (or fifth, depending on who you ask) largest city in Turkey. And a populated area filled with greenery with its spectacular location at the base of Uludag mountain. On a sunny weekend in April, I made ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By thescent | Views [418] | Scholarship Entry
From the very first moment that I go on a first trip, I have always believed that every city has its own scent and this time I had found myself in a dizzy and cheesy “Carnaval de Paris”. After the exhausting journey, my nose took me out to recover myself ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By letsrunaway | Views [291] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Humans, we get into rhythms. Sometimes this rhythm can be unbearable, the humdrum of the monotonous two-four beat that becomes our lives. Some turn to the buzz of cocaine or the sniff of solicited sex, while I chose to give myself to the world. To find ... Read more >
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By charlottecampbell | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By sarah_j | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry
Dondurma (noun) - Ice-Cream. It was ice-cream that was at stake. That, and pride, of course. It had started with polite curiosity. The three of us, my father, my sister and myself, had come to graze, courtesy of a small cafe, in a quiet back street ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By wardahnafisah | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
An old wooden bench pops up on my eyes while slowly walking pass by. The winter breeze that comes along seems like its ultimate fellow. That day in an enjoyable afternoon I decided to have a seat on the bench in front of the enormous stores that warmly ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By travellingcoconut | Views [275] | Scholarship Entry
“Follow me,” the man gave us a mysterious Turkish smile, “I know a magical place.” We were in a village at the foot of Pamukkale, a natural paradise of cotton white terraces and crystal blue hot springs. And here was our hostel man who offered us a ... Read more >
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Thu, 4 Apr 2013 | By witness | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
A man was lying dead next to a bus station. A crowd was gathering. He had long hair and beard; dirty and messy. A yellow fluid flowed from his mouth to his beard. His eyes among the dirty features of his face were open. He had a dirty brown jacket near ... Read more >
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