SOFIA - During Nazım Hikmet’s years in exile, the most bitter moments are spent close to home on visits to Bulgaria. The similarities of the place drive him crazy: the smells, the food, the Turkish spoken by the minority. On the 46th anniversary of his death, one cannot help but salute his poetry.
BODRUM - On a day when lovers around the world celebrate their feelings, an American couple living in Bodrum had to part in the most tragic way. Hope Holtzman bade farewell to her ailing husband, Philip, as they were celebrating their 40th anniversary on Valentine's Day
The countdown has begun for an over-the-border military operation against the PKK in Northern Iraq. Things are definitely leaning this way. From a series of meetings which took place at the start of this week, there emerged two sentences which I thought were clarifying: "Yes, we will do it." This was the first sentence. This is what Ankara told the Turkish military. "Yes, we might do it." This was the second sentence. This is what Ankara told the American administration.