Life in Pakistan

July 30, 2021

A Pakistani Friend to Turkey and the Turkish Language: Farooq Ali Khan (1)

Educationist and researcher Doğan Yücel wrote a portrayal of Farooq Ali Khan, a well-known businessman and academic in Lahore, who passed away last May. Yücel also […]
August 1, 2021

A Man in Love with Prayer: Farooq Ali Khan (2)

Educator and researcher Doğan Yücel wrote a portrayal of Farooq Ali Khan, a well-known businessman and academic in Lahore, who passed away last May. He also […]
August 2, 2021

The person who made me love Lahore and the neighbour of the grocer alleged to be ‘Khidr’: Farooq Ali Khan (3)

Educationist and researcher Doğan Yücel wrote a portrayal of Farooq Ali Khan, a well-known businessman and academic in Lahore, who passed away last May. In the […]
August 4, 2021

Bahar’s baby doll and Pakistani neighbours’ tears

Educationist Ali Öksüzer wrote about an interesting incident he and his family experienced when they were compelled to leave Pakistan. He conveyed the sadness of his […]
August 5, 2021

Nowhere else have I experienced those Eids al-Adha

In this part of the article series, educationist Taner Koçyiğit wrote about how he spent each Eid al-Adha in Pakistan and what he and his colleagues […]
August 6, 2021

English teacher Fatma Öksüzer (1): I wished to teach to those children I watched at the Turkish Olympiads

Fatma Öksüzer was an idealistic teacher who had just graduated from the university. While she could opt to practise her profession comfortably in her own country, […]
August 8, 2021

‘World’s beauty’ Islamabad turns 61

Pakistan’s capital Islamabad turned 61 on August 1, 2021. When Pakistan declared her independence in 1947, Karachi was the capital. In the thirteen years that passed […]
August 10, 2021

How will I tell my future wife in Turkey about Quetta?

Educationist Taner Koçyiğit wrote about going to Turkey to get married while working in Quetta and what he thought to explain the conditions of Quetta to […]
August 10, 2021

Durr-e-Shahwar Sultan’s journey from Istanbul to Hyderabad Deccan (1)

Researcher Doğan Yücel wrote the story of Khadija Khayria Durr-e-Shahwar Sultan, the daughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdul Majid Effendi, from Istanbul to Hyderabad Deccan. […]