For Turkey, 2021 Is No Different Than 2020 or Other Years

Amid newfound enthusiasm, hopes, and subtle cynicism ignited by a pandemic and increasing poverty in 2020, what 2021 would bring to Turkey was a mystery. Until a picture from a hospital.

A woman, who just gave birth to a baby in a hospital in Ankara, terrifyingly looks at a police officer waiting for her arrest.

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New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun

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For Turkey, 2021 Is No Different Than 2020 or Other Years

Amid newfound enthusiasm, hopes, and subtle cynicism ignited by a pandemic and increasing poverty in 2020, what 2021 would bring to Turkey was a mystery. Until a picture from a hospital.

More from Abdullah Ayasun

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