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January 8, 2022

Heartrending news from Pakistan: 25 perished in high-hill blizzard

Pakistan has been shaken by the snowstorm disaster in the north of the country. 25 people lost their lives when stranded on roads near Murree. It […]
January 10, 2022

Maths teacher Hacer Bahar Çokarslan (4): ‘Let’s buy some things for home as a token of prayer for us to remain in Pakistan’

Hacer Bahar Çokarslan, who worked as a Mathematics teacher at the PakTurk Schools, narrated her experiences while she was preparing to leave Pakistan, the support given […]
January 12, 2022

‘I taught empty classrooms for days to become a teacher at PakTurk!’ (Video)

Teachers and administrators of the PakTurk Schools in Pakistan, which were usurped in 2018 through the pressure from the Turkish government, give a struggle for rights […]
January 28, 2022

Addictive Pakistani food, desserts and drinks

Researcher Doğan Yücel wrote about the meals, desserts and drinks he tasted in Pakistan and could not forget until today. Here are the flavours some of […]
February 1, 2022

Educationist Fatma Esra Tosun’s journey leading from İzmir to Siberia and Africa to Pakistan (1)

Fatma Esra Tosun worked as an administrator and teacher in several branches of the PakTurk Schools during her 13-year tenure and life in Pakistan. Except for […]
February 2, 2022

We look forward to receiving your memories on food

Dear friends, dear followers; It’s been one year since the PakTurkFile website and social media accounts started their publicising life with modest steps. We are just […]
February 8, 2022

Educationist Fatma Esra Tosun (2): I was never a stranger in Khairpur Mirs

In this part of our interview, educationist Fatma Esra Tosun narrates her experiences in Khairpur Mirs, her first place of tenure in Pakistan. Expressing the parents’ […]
February 10, 2022

Educationist Engin Yiğit: What is taught with love lasts forever (Video)

Speaking in a live broadcast to support the legal struggle of the PakTurk Schools, educationist Engin Yiğit talked about the bond between the people of Pakistan […]
February 16, 2022

Educationist Fatma Esra Tosun (3): We were tested with a bread machine on our way to Islamabad!

After working at the PakTurk Schools in Khairpur Mirs for a year, educationist Fatma Esra Tosun and her family moved to Islamabad where she worked for […]