Dilara, the heroine of Kenan Orhan’s debut novel, is a Turkish exile living in Italy and undergoing a routine bathroom renovation that turns out to be not so routine: When the contractors leave, she steps into the refurbished space and finds herself somehow transported to an actual cell in Istanbul’s infamous Silivri Prison. Initially dismayed,…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email New analysis has revealed how a certain type of renovation in your home can increase its value by almost 25 per cent. A…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 12 September 2025 08:00 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Central Bank of Turkmenistan The project includes renewing the marble finishing of the building, as well as replacing curbstones and concrete pavement in the adjacent area. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a account, please log…
Shorouk Express Every year since 2010, the Danish government has published a list of “parallel societies” which identifies certain areas and neighbourhoods as “at risk”. Hørgården, the housing complex made up of grey, modernist blocks in the southern part of Sønderbro, was included in the controversial list in 2018 and 2019, previously called the “ghetto…
