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In Leipzig, at a Tramway Stop

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July 21st 2009
Bir Üsküdar balkonunda guruba karşı demlenir gibi Bir akşamüstü, Laypzig’te, tramvay durağında Tadını çıkara çıkara, yudum yudum kederleniyorum. (Nazım Hikmet, 22 June 1958) One of my favorite poems by the Turkish poet Nazım Hikmet is a short pang of longing for his home in Üsküdar, on the Asian shore of Istanbul, a longing evoked by a sunset he witnesses while waiti ... read more

Europe » Germany » Saxony » Leipzig

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more