Expat Harem editors on NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer

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When America’s most popular morning talk show came to Istanbul, they asked Expat Harem to explain Turkey to five million Americans.

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Presented in Istanbul: tiptoeing through the taboos

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Meeting my future Turkish in-laws, behavior speaks louder than words and appearing eager to belly dance is dangerous for a daughter-in-law with a Russian name.

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Istanbul: city+STREETS

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city+STREETS: This fall sees public art and entertainment, local food markets and culinary walks, hotels and train stations coming to life in new ways, international design folk convening on the Old Galata bridge.

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Harem girls for sale: the making of Expat Harem

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Eighteen months. Two expatriate American writers in Istanbul.

We created a feminist travel anthology, landed a North American book deal and dual language editions from Turkey’s strongest publisher, while winning representation at one of New York’s oldest literary agencies. How did we do it?

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My global niche: an interview with Today’s Zaman newspaper

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For a series on expat success stories in a national English-language newspaper, I tell Brooks Emerson how a sense of place has inspired my sense of self.

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Istanbul: city+CONJURING

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Istanbul’s best magic comes to life when we imagine vanished (and vanquished!) architecture, glimpse intrigue (and inspiration) down every alley, and surrender to a storyteller’s shadowy arts.

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