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I grew up in a small town in Turkey. As a child, I loved playing football in the empty lots dotted around my neighbourhood. I was damn good at it too. But when I turned 11 or 12, my mother told me it would no longer be appropriate to play football with the boys. After […]

Last June, a young costume dresser complained publicly that she had been sexually harassed by a much-lauded Turkish actor. Talat Bulut, 62, has had scores of leading roles in cinema and TV and was under the impression that his status would make him untouchable. For once, fame and notoriety were not enough to avoid being […]