Cem Ryan
James (Cem) Ryan is a writer living in Istanbul, Turkey. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he holds a Ph.D. in literature. His historical novel, Natural Affinities, about New York City during World War I, was published in 2004 by (www.trafford.com/robots/03-1783.html).
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DEAD HEADS by Cem Ryan
It’s now all the chi-chi fashion rage! The prurient fashion designing male politicians of both sides are again trying to determine what Turkish women should wear on their heads.
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DARKNESS MADE VISIBLE BY THE TURKISH ZOLA
in Cem RyanOn 29 September 2010, 108 years to the day after Zola’s death, the ongoing disaster called Turkey received yet another Pinochet-style shock in its struggle to retain its secularity.
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MONKEYS IN WONDERLAND
Silivri is sunflower country, vast undulating sun-filled land that rolls down to the Marmara Sea about 72 kilometers west of Istanbul. Silivri Prison squats therein […]
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A Heart of Darkness Envelopes Turkey: A Letter to President Obama (20 July 2010) English/Turkish
in Cem RyanJAMES C. RYAN, Ph.D. [Letterhead Redacted] 20 July 2010 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue […]