POLISH AMBASSADOR MACIEJ LANG
HIS FAVORITE WORD IS ‘EFENDİM,’ THE MOST CHALLENGING ONE IS ‘GERÇEKTEN’
Maciej Lang, who first came to Ankara in 2018 and served as Poland’s Ambassador to Türkiye for two years, returned to the post again in February...
In a small shop on Mardin’s historic First Avenue, Melek Akarmut, known locally as the “Marilyn Monroe of Mardin,” has built a life around caring for stray animals. She funds this work by selling handmade soap produced from donkey...
Elizabeth Ayten Berent
Texan Elizabeth Ayten Berent has made her home in Turkey for almost 40 years, making her mark as a painter, interior designer, charity director, Turkish cooking expert and in many other roles. Known for her sociability...
Working with a network of volunteers, Uta Gaarder has been quietly building a bridge between Türkiye’s street dogs and new families in Germany. Each year, she helps rehome nearly 100 animals that once lived on the streets or in...
ELİF DAĞDEVİREN
Columnist and producer Elif Dağdeviren is introduced to art world by Ankara. Evaluating the Turkish Movie sector over the last decade, she said “it has been a great success”, referring to such productions as Recep İvedik that had...
Hamid Zadboom
We talked to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ankara Embassy Commercial Counselor Hamid Zadboom about the economic opportunities created by the Nuclear Agreement signed between Iran and the 5+1 countries. Zadboom stated that many Turkish companies carrying out...
Ambassador Christian Berger, head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey, who was in Brussels during the outbreak, said that each country has something to learn from each other during this period. “One of them is acting together. The...
When we think of the Netherlands recently, we recall the Euro 2024 Quarter-Final match we lost. However, the Netherlands is one of the top investors in Turkey and is home to over 500,000 Turkish citizens. The history between the...
CEBECİ ASRİ CEMETERYIn Ankara, Cebeci Asri Cemetery is far more than a burial ground. With its layered history, distinctive design, and the figures it brings together, it stands as one of Türkiye’s most powerful sites of collective memory, reflecting...
Sarp Evliyagil is part of the newest generation of the Evliyagil family, known for the establishment of the largest and most up-to-date printing house in Ankara when no printing house existed. Sarp Evliyagil is a well-known businessman, and is...
