Matt Krause
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Europe’s Mexico
in Matt KrauseBack in 2003, shortly after I arrived in Turkey, I went with some of my Turkish friends to the countryside northeast of Istanbul, up near […]
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What brought you to Turkey?
in Matt KrauseMatt Krause writes about his time in Turkey in his new book, “A Tight Wide-open Space.” This week saw the opening meeting of the International […]
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Istanbul’s Harem-Gebze Minibus
One of my favorite activities in Istanbul is mentioned in very few guidebooks: riding the Harem-Gebze minibus. The Harem-Gebze is a semi-public bus seating about […]
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A Tight Wide-open Space: Finding love in a Muslim land
In 2003, when the shockwaves of 9/11 still echoed through the US and the country was fighting two wars in Muslim countries, Matt met a […]
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Jihad is not a crime
in Matt KrauseBefore I lived in Turkey, I thought the word “jihad” was a word of hate and violence. I associated it with suicide bombers and crazed […]