İpek Cem Taha

Director, Columbia Global Centers, İstanbul

Is there a national solution to a global crisis?

One of first measures against the COVID-19 pandemic was to measure body temperature at the borders and public buildings. (Photo:…

4 years ago

Virus in the U.S.: wild capitalism vs. right to live

The COVID-19 pandemic affects the young and old, the rich and poor: any one of us regardless of our nationality,…

5 years ago

Interesting times: East recovers, West in disarray

A Chinese expert gives instructions on washing hands in Baghdad in this March 16 Xinhua photo. My 11-year-old son just…

5 years ago

Turkey’s ‘three monkeys’ play with coronavirus

(Downloaded from Pixabay.) In Turkey we like the "three monkeys" play. Especially our governments over the years have hidden so…

5 years ago

Livaneli’s universal tune

Prominent Turkish singer and writer Zülfü Livaneli, who has launched his new book 'Serenade for Nadia' in New York, is…

5 years ago