They are not at all happy with the fact that female MPs will only occupy 37 percent of the seats in the newly formed parliament, and they are arguing for ‘a 50/50 representation in execution’. 

When you finally look back asking “Did I do everything I could?” the answer “Yes, I did”, can be the best of outcomes.

For the time being, I don’t know whether my pieces have what it takes to make a book, I would love for them to be worthy of such a thing, I strive for that in each article I write, but whether they are in the newspaper or are made into a book, one thing I truly want is for people who read them to benefit from the things I write.

If institutional success is achieved in any matter and has been made sustainable, the primary driver behind this is the ‘right and well-informed people’ that spearhead this process.

One of the most important lessons that sports taught me is flowing with a rhythm, and another is never looking back, no matter what.

Yes, I know that it is very difficult for our low-income people, yes, I know that the atmosphere can be tiring and sometimes suffocating, but I also love this place because it is a country where we have to adapt to a different scenario each day and where we constantly release adrenaline.

A magnificent location that frames the historical peninsula with a rare angle, from the Bulgarian Church to the Fener Greek Patriarchate, from Hagia Sophia and the Şehzade Mosque to the Galata Tower, buildings that send shivers up and down one’s body, a wonderful project, a huge excavation site that resembles a beehive.

The people who feel like they belong, cling to their work in earnest, feel happy on their way to work in the morning, leave their private concerns relatively outside and come in and work in a friendly, passionate and caring manner.

Pure copying is accepting something as correct or successful as is (such acquiescence is not in my soul), and I think that even the most beautiful idea or system can be challenged.

I believe that those who do not lose hope and do not shut themselves off will get through these days more quickly and with greater ease. And I work hard. So should you.