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Mergim Ozdamar

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Life between borders
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Living Between Continents, Cultures, and Contradictions

Growing up in Turkey, you learn what it means to live life between borders—not always by desire, but often by obligation. It’s a place that gets described, lazily and often,…
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Friendly locals and relaxed daily life in The Gambia
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Could The Gambia Become Africa’s Next Digital Nomad Safari?

As remote work continues to reshape global travel, digital nomads are exploring new options beyond Bali and Lisbon and turning their attention to Africa. The Gambia, Africa’s smallest mainland country,…
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Mansoureh Farahani and friend.
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What Does it Mean to Be British in 2025?

In 2024–25 the Home Office granted citizenship to over 215,706 applicants, 19 percent more than in the year ending March 2024, the highest annual total on record. Among them were…
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The extended family of Mustafa Arif Efendi together, 1929.
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Becoming a Citizen of the West 

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part feature. Click here to read Part 1. Part 2: Bringing It All Back Home The Scent of Love In 1492, after their reconquest…
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Nice, France, January 1921. On the left, Enver Kenber; in the middle, Edib Kenber. Photo courtesy of the author.
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My Harrowing Search for Home

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story. Read part two here.  Part 1: Decoding a Family Secret A dozen years ago, as I stood on the deck of…
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