Vanessa Larson
@vanessahlarson.bsky.social
Journalist in D.C. after Istanbul. Bylines/copy editor at The Washington Post. Write on M.E. arts+culture. Formerly at Foreign Policy; Fodor's Travel Turkey guidebook writer. Türkçe.
Thanks for reading, Christy!
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks for reading, Christy!
This is a great piece and I just shared it. One note, though, that Boğaziçi is in fact a public university (not Turkey's "leading private university"). It grew out of the once-private Robert College, but it's been public since '70s -- that's how govt could take it over via a new rector, etc.
March 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is a great piece and I just shared it. One note, though, that Boğaziçi is in fact a public university (not Turkey's "leading private university"). It grew out of the once-private Robert College, but it's been public since '70s -- that's how govt could take it over via a new rector, etc.
Yeah, I think it did probably come across more insultingly than was intended, but even if so, who can blame him given the overall vibe!
February 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah, I think it did probably come across more insultingly than was intended, but even if so, who can blame him given the overall vibe!
Aah, interesting context. Frankly, I thought "costume" as it's typically understood in English made a certain sort of sense too!
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Aah, interesting context. Frankly, I thought "costume" as it's typically understood in English made a certain sort of sense too!
Congratulations, Nick! Didn't know about the baby. That's so exciting!
November 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations, Nick! Didn't know about the baby. That's so exciting!