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Homage to a special man: Marc Groot

The irrepressible reality of death, no matter what the age, should ensure that everyone makes arrangements for the day when the end comes - particularly foreigners living in Turkey This should and could have been a nice and positive story, but sometimes Father Death gives an unwanted and unexpected turn to the day.

Lesbos, in search for the past

In Turkey, sometimes people utter the phrase ‘burası Türkiye,’ which literally means ‘this is Turkey,’ but actually implies all of the different unexpected adventures or misadventures one can encounter here, going to Lesbos was one of those times While living in the Netherlands, what I noticed was a lot of young second or third-generation Turks were constantly looking for thei