Bakshi in town...observing perceptions of America....
Mixed Reviews for U.S. from Erdogan's Old Home
by Amar C. Bakshi
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met with President Bush about flushing out the PKK. Residents of his hometown have their hopes and doubts.
Turkey to U.S.: Drop Your Orientalist Lens
by Amar C. Bakshi
Turkish filmmakers tell America: see us for what we are, not what you imagine us to be. Shed the orientalist lens!
Turkish General Edip Baser: America Must Fight PKK
by Amar C. Bakshi
Turkish General Edip Baser says America needs to do much more to fight the PKK. His son's life depends on it.
Metal Storm: Imagining U.S.-Turkey War
by Amar C. Bakshi
This Turkish author imagined a war between the U.S. and Turkey in northern Iraq way back in 2002. Here's how he did it.
On Turkey's Republic Day, Ataturk Is Everywhere
by Amar C. Bakshi
It's Turkey's "Republic Day" today. Ataturk's visage is everywhere, keeping America in its place.
Turkish Kurd Praises Ocean City Multiculturalism
by Amar C. Bakshi
"To learn another language, you have to press your tongue against a girl's tongue," Ahmet says. He learned that in Ocean City, along with the importance of bilingualism and multiculturalism in Turkey.
Two Kurdish Turks: Waiting for U.S.
by Amar C. Bakshi
Kurdish Turks in Van, a town near the border with Iraq, hope America will fight for their rights in Turkey.
And Jack has his own lot:
