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Welcoming Spring with İş Kültür Books

Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları greets spring with new titles, from Emily Dickinson’s complete poems and Nella Larsen’s Passing to Zafer Toprak.

oiktoz · 11 March 2026 · 7 min read

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Deep review corner A Tale of the Unbearable Lightness of Suffering from the “Greek Weird Wave”: Oiktos / Pity / Zavallı (2018)
“How can a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy be happy?”
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Heinrich Böll – Palyaço (The Clown): A ReviewEnough Said: Dikkat İnsan Çıkabilir!A Novel of Identitylessness, Silence and Fear: Melih Cevdet Anday – İsa’nın Güncesi (1974)

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Reminders of Him (Senden Geriye Kalan): “Güvercin Lan”Love at Its Most Passionate Goes Big for Valentine’s DayIs Effortless Beauty Possible?

Theatre

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‘Ballı Süt’ Celebrates Its PremiereBetween Individual Conscience and Political Responsibility: Bursa City Theatre’s “Adiller” on Stage Throughout MarchA Story of Starting Over: ‘Palamut Zamanı’ at Zorlu PSM!
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