A Mediterranean’s impressions of Helsinki

Aslı TUNÇ Leaving 22 degrees of lovely spring weather back home in Istanbul, I was on a plane with dozens of extremely silent Finnish passengers heading up North to Helsinki. As an experienced traveler, I had already read Finnish history, culture and about five must-see places in the city (such as Uspenski Cathedral, National Museum, … Devamını oku

A nation that loves to hate

Asli Tunc The presenter on a popular Turkish TV was trying to hide her feelings while reporting the crash of the Turkish Airlines plane in Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago. Allegedly the Dutch emergency crew intentionally had not come to the rescue of the pilots and wounded passengers and kept them waiting for 45 … Devamını oku