Am I a Champagne Socialist?
Do you uphold socialist ideals while enjoying an affluent and luxurious lifestyle? If so, then you are gauche caviar – or what British people call a ‘champagne socialist’. This term,…
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A Pole New World: teaching pole fitness in Turkey
Pole fitness is a sporting activity that has increasingly taken centre stage in recent years. Once traditionally confined to strip clubs and exotic dancers, pole dance is becoming a highly…
Complexities of being a minority within a minority during a global pandemic
Are you working twice as hard to get half as far more than usual? For those growing up with this narrative, this notion has only intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Celebrating the release of Buz Gibiyim with queer-performer Ceytengri
Ever envisaged your job as a dictator, belly dancer or a writer one day? Ceytengri, the 22-year-old Turkish queer performer and musician dreamt of becoming all of those things throughout…
The Turkish queer performers you should follow
What can one do to escape the realm of Tiktok videos or Coronavirus memes during a lockdown? Perhaps you could learn a new language, write a book, practice yoga or…
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