Turkish Canadians are frustrated that Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been reduced to a political ploy.
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Ayse Acar
Ayşe is an author, journalist and volunteer Communications Coordinator for the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival. She moved to Vancouver from Turkey with her dog and two children in 2017. Ayşe is the author of Anneee! Anne Oluyorum! (*Mooom! I’m becoming a Mom!) and Kanadalılaştıramadıklarımızdan mısınız? (*Not Canadian Enough?). Ayse also writes weekly articles for the independent internet newspaper T24.
What Spins, Weighs 3.4 Tonnes and Insults Vancouver’s Homeless?
It’s been 2 months since a massive 4.8 million dollar chandelier was unveiled under the Granville Bridge, and many articles have been written criticizing the developer, Westbank Corp., for hanging the chandelier over the homeless people of Vancouver. Many people are asking the same question: “What could have done with that money for homeless people?”
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Plane Crash in Tehran Grips North Vancouver Community in Anger and Sadness
Six of the victims in the Ukrainian Airline’s flight 752 hailed from North Vancouver. Members of the tight-knit community rallied around one another to mourn the loss of their neighbours and express their anger.
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Oct. 21 Vote: A Failure of Journalism and Democracy
The ones who’re born into a democracy may take the value of democracy as a given! They might not know about the governments who live in palaces, who sit on thrones
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