Gesture
Let’s say that I said “journey is a style of a gesture.” Whose gesture is it toward whom? Passenger’s gesture toward journey or the opposite?…
TRAIN ARTICLES
Ithaka
I wonder if it is really how it is written in books or guides, is Ithaka an island among the Ionian Islands, the one that…
Whistle
There is this thing called road conditions. There are road songs, road rhymes. There are also some people like me, who call these actually the…
The Grasshopper
There are two g’s (g and ğ) in the Turkish alphabet. Each one is softer than the other. One is at the beginning of August…
Life
Choice of words makes a difference sometimes. I am not talking about loss or gain of meaning but difference... When someone mentions being alive we…
EXPLORER
It is not confounding nor a coincidence that letters and words set off on a journey to such an article when exploring is mentioned... No…
Philosopher
I don't know if the journey needs philosophy, but philosophy needs a journey. The journey makes those who set off on it a philosopher. Imagine…
A Raillover Poet
I used to consider myself as a train poet until I met with the Raillover Poet last year. I realized then, that writing train articles,…
Haydarpaşa’s Cat
Young poets seek poetry in books; they read it in books, and they want to write of their own. They read; they write; they write;…
Eskişehir
If train goes through it, poetry does too. If poetry goes through it, article definitely does. Above all, what if a river goes through it,…
Where Are You Going?
When someone mentions ‘people of the Black Sea region’ most of us smile, an impression around our eyes and a meaningful look on our faces…
RAINTRAIN
I might have written this before. Do not take me seriously when I say might; it is just a figure of speech; I must have…
TRAIN READER
I USED TO PACK AT LEAST 5 BOOKS FOR LONG TRAIN TRIPS WHEN I USED TO BE A STUDENT. TRAINS HAVE CHANGED; PASSENGERS HAVE CHANGED;…