Envy

She is pretty, a good student and roll-call keeper of her class. There were those who were envious of her and wanted to harm her - to get "payback.' This is what motivated the teenage girls and boys who attacked the 14-year-old in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, kicking her furiously. Perhaps the fact that they didn't fully realize their motives is a significant part of the problem.

In Haskovo, the Monument of Envy, also known as the "Bulgarian Icarus," stands out as a unique global attraction. Unveiled on September 8, 2014, the sculpture depicts a man with outstretched arms and feathered wings, striving to fly. However, skeletal hands reach out to pull the wings down and break them, symbolizing the theme of envy stifling ambition.

Croats often envy students studying in seaside cities - but for many of them summer is an annual nightmare, when their landlords eject them - in the middle of exams - for high-paying tourists.

Greek society is plagued by a general sense of injustice and this malaise is the cause of many ills.

Writer and director Zeki Demirkubuz will be the jury president at the Golden Tulip National Film Competition of the 34th Istanbul Film Festival to be held between April 4-19.

Are you married to a Turkish man? Do you have children? If not, then what are you doing in Turkey? These are the most common questions foreign women are asked in Turkey; I have been told.