I’m one of those who’s most delighted that Messi has achieved his biggest dream, the World Cup, at the age of 35. I think this has symbolic significance beyond soccer. There are only a handful of people in the world who, thanks to their God-given talent, can be described as
Last weekend, I celebrated my 45th birthday. Frankly, I don’t understand how or when I reached this age. Time has flown by so quickly. I don’t mind getting older at all; on the contrary, I say, “What a wonderful thing to have experienced another year.” There’s a classic saying, “Age
In the past, my main purpose in participating in the Istanbul Marathon each year was to manage the campaign I launched on behalf of TİDER (Basic Needs Association), which I founded, and to support those who launched campaigns. Therefore, I couldn’t fully enjoy running because I was dealing with administrative
The story is always the same. Coal that shouldn’t be mined, the public and private sectors that insist on mining this coal, greedy bosses who don’t value people, the state that doesn’t conduct proper oversight, and the mineworkers and their families who are crushed under the weight of this whole
Eliud Kipchoge is an athlete known, admired, and followed by all runners, a man who has reached the pinnacle in every sense. Last month, he broke his own marathon record in Berlin. In my previous article, I wrote about tennis legend Roger Federer, and in this one, I will tell
I said goodbye to the Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica in Istanbul in December of last year, having started in January 2008 to focus on my work in the field of sustainability. Normally, I would have written this article within the month of my departure, but I just couldn’t bring
In recent weeks, we’ve lost two of Turkey’s most action-packed leading men, Cüneyt Arkın, one of my favorite Turkish actors, and Cevdet Öztürk, one of my favorite relatives on my mother’s side. I’d like to tell you about these two outspoken, sincere, kind-hearted, and handsome men from my perspective. Let’s
I returned from my long trip to Europe this week. One of the key findings from this trip, which was quite positive for me, is that the pandemic is finally coming to an end. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Better days are coming soon. Last week,
Because my mother is from Trabzon, I’ve always had a fondness for Trabzonspor. They are the Anatolian club that has regularly challenged the three major teams in Istanbul since 1967. Trabzonspor, whom I’ve followed closely since the 1990s, have deserved the championship several times and come close, but have never
