Pinto: Living as other: On being Jewish in Turkey
Yoni Pinto, Columnist
May 7, 2014 •
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Yoni.”
“That doesn’t sound Turkish. Where are you from?”
Every time I meet a new person back home, this is the dialogue that takes place.
Am I Turkish? Definitely. I have lived in Istanbul my whole life, born and raised. It’s one of the things I’m proudest of, even if I didn’t have any control over it. It is my favorite city in the world. It’s amazing, historically and culturally, but it’s also a special place for me — it’s home.
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