![A former police station, now a house, where 70 people were killed. [Emiko Jozuka]](http://emikojozuka.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/emikophoto3-310_213.jpg?w=310&h=140&crop=1)
Shedding light on the Zilan Massacre
I wrote this article last year, and it was published by SETimes on 19/06/2012. Since then, Kurdish writer, Sedat Ulugana has finished a documentary that charts the events of the […]
![Pearl mullet compete with one another to reach freshwater spawning grounds. [Emiko Jozuka]](http://emikojozuka.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/myphoto-13.jpg?w=300&h=140&crop=1)
In Lake Van, struggle to save sole fish species continues(12/06/2012)
Found only in Lake Van, the fate of the pearl mullet remains up in the air. Over the past decade, experts have pushed for a new sustainable fishing model, but […]
![A young boy looks after his flock in Ercis, Van province. [Emiko Jozuka]](http://emikojozuka.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/myphoto-12.jpg?w=300&h=140&crop=1)
Overcoming the agricultural conundrum in Turkey’s southeast
On a crowded street at night, people jostle with one another to get their hands on a pack of cheap cigarettes from a street-seller, a young man in his twenties, […]
6 months on, Van earthquake(04/10/2012)
I wrote this article on 04/10/2012 for SETimes, 6 months after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Van province on Oct. 23 2011. Many people have now moved into housing estates built […]
Opposition to dam remains strong in Hasankeyf
Opinions about the Ilısu Dam project in Hasankeyf remain fiercely divided after more than half a century. The Turkish government claims the long-stalled project will generate hydroelectric power and bring […]
Rapping with a message in Ercis
Young arabesque rappers in Ercis balance modernity and tradition with songs that touch on the human condition and key issues in Turkey. Pursuing a rap career in a region caught […]
Cuban children’s theatre group support ‘Cuba five’ with Istanbul show
The walls of the Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center in Kadikoy are quivering as exuberant cries of “Cuba, Cuba, Cubaaa” melt into those of “Viva Turquía, viva Turquia!” Today is no […]
