Public Services

We went away with Dilek and Cos for two days to a Greek island near Gallipoli. The last thing you want to do is go… Read More »Slaughtering my cat

The economic crisis is really affecting the courts, and there’s a great shortage of judges, lawyers, even courtrooms. Elif’s stepfather Cos is working longer hours… Read More »Overcrowded courts

I’ve been getting sick a lot lately, and every time, it seems to turn into a nasty throat infection where my tonsils swell up. I’ve… Read More »A tonsillectomy

In the absence of public services or a court system that can provide adequate restitution, people often find that the best way to solve problems… Read More »Disputes

Last month, when I was talking with Izzy in the hospital during Elif’s uncle Bilgin’s angioplasty operation, at one point he turned to me, his… Read More »Life without public services

Elif’s uncle Bilgin went for angioplasty. Bilgin’s already had open-heart surgery several years ago, and he wasn’t too happy to find out that he needed… Read More »Surgery