Mariska married the love of her life, Turkish man Ayhan. He moved to Holland, and everything seemed fine. That is, until he went to visit his family for a vacation and was promptly married off.
(published in women’s weekly ‘Viva’)
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When she puts one foot on the grass, she already feels it, says Şerife Bayraktar. ‘The park in Eyüp is not just another park”, she says. “There’s a spiritual atmosphere here. I live quite far away from here, but it’s worth the trip.”
Şerife and her husband Ali and teenage son Osman …
Through the gate, headscarf off
Politicians in Ankara are fighting over the headscarf ban. Many Turkish students are tired of the discussion and would like the ban to be abolished quickly.
While in Ankara, the political centre of the country, advocates and opponents of the headscarf ban are locked in bitter debate, many other Turks are rather tired of the discussion. As are the women it …
To the market you don’t wear glitters
(photography by Allard de Witte, sharpness of the pictures is being worked on!)There are headscarves and headscarves. Take a look at the market in Ürgüp, a medium size village in central Turkey.
Decoration
Habibe Akkaya …
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