by admin | May 28, 2020 | Blog
by Stephanie Johnson I WAS diagnosed as a type one diabetic in Istanbul Turkey at Capa Hospital by one of the leading endocrinologists in Turkey in 2003. Because I was newly arrived and didn’t have my residence permit sorted out yet, I didn’t have health insurance and...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Feb 18, 2020 | Blog
As I curl up in the corner of Chateau Orquavaux, where I have spent the entire month of January as 1 of 13 resident artists, just a few short hours before I pack up and begin my journey back to Istanbul…I find my thoughts drifting away to hot and dry days in central...
by admin | Jan 19, 2020 | Blog
To date, my published essays have featured three names: mine, my partner’s and my cat’s. My partner doesn’t care and my cat can’t stop me (although I informed him). I have never changed a name in an essay. I lack the imagination. Then, an essay with the real name of a...
by admin | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog
When Expat Sofra was conceived back in 2015, we co-editors hoped for different voices that would highlight expat voices of the past. We felt so lucky to receive Polish expat Slawomira Kozieniec’s story, which not only showcased her present day expat life in Istanbul,...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
The Istanbul TUYAP Book Fair is an enormous event where hundreds of publishing houses come together. Thousands upon thousands of books are on display and available for purchase. Visitors have the...
by Expat Sofra Expat Sofra | Oct 20, 2019 | Blog
Miscarriage. Divorce. Friendship. Betrayal. Coup-attempt. Economic crisis. Relocation. No, those stories are not found in Expat Sofra; Culinary Tales of Foreign Women in Turkey, but they are a part of the book all the same. The five-year journey of Expat Sofra’s...
