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Durrie BouscarenDB

Durrie Bouscaren

Reporter
Durrie Bouscaren is an Istanbul-based reporter for The World. She covers migration, politics and social change in Turkey, Iran and the Middle East. Before moving to Turkey, Bouscaren covered local news for St. Louis Public Radio and Iowa Public Radio. She was the 2018 John Alexander Fellow for NPR, where she spent two months in Papua New Guinea investigating gender based violence. When not reporting, she can be found riding her bike along Istanbul’s old city walls, or figuring out how to grow grapes on her roof.
The future of a beloved fish dish in drought-stricken Iraq
5:55
Chestnut season in Europe could have been a thing 2,000 years ago
4:54
Syrians in Turkey are trying to decide whether to stay or go
5:47
Venezuela increasingly taking advantage of the ‘shadow fleet’ to move oil
5:16
‘King of Cachupa’ brings the food of Cape Verde to Portuguese diners
5:24
In Turkey, young people read their fortunes by looking inside coffee cups
6:37
For almost 100 years, Iraq has not seen a drought like this one
6:06
A traditional café interior with several men seated around wooden tables, surrounded by walls adorned with framed photographs and cultural decorations.
Culture
An afternoon at the iconic Martyrs’ Café in Baghdad
5:49
A day in Baghdad’s Martyrs’ Cafe
5:49
Amid widespread voter apathy, Iraq prepares for parliamentary elections
5:51
Istanbul’s free public orchard has ancient roots
4:06
Tensions simmer as rival brotherhoods lay claim to 10th-century monastery
5:09
The story of Fatih Atayli’s empty chair
4:48
Fashion
In a hub for fast fashion, ‘deadstock’ brands turn textile waste into small-batch design
4:49
In a hub for fast fashion, textile waste becomes sustainable design
4:49
Wildfires fueled by climate change ravage Mediterranean
4:36
Turkey expands its military hardware industry and sells widely
4:46
In Turkey, oil wrestlers battle for gold in the world’s oldest sport competition
5:07
Turkish government calls on women to have more children, parents shrug
5:45
Amid blistering heat, Doha air-conditions the outdoors
4:07
In ‘The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club,’ an Iranian activist smuggles her memoir out of prison
5:30
Farmers are concerned as Kenyan courts consider import of genetically modified seeds
4:07
Amid backdrop of airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine pursue peace talks in Istanbul
3:28
Amid outcry, Turkish president renews call for a new constitution
5:10
Turkmen migrants in Turkey fear the long arm of their government
4:39
Kurdish drum makers keep the art of the ‘daf’ alive
3:50
Climate change brings migrating storks to Europe earlier
4:12
Imprisoned leader of the PKK calls for insurgency to ‘dissolve’
5:53
Tracking down ‘sahlep’, the winter drink made from powdered wild orchid roots
4:43
Turkey exports 15,000 tons of eggs to the US
3:57
In Turkey, a hospital scam led to the deaths of at least 10 newborns, prosecutors say
4:23
In Azerbaijan, police use LGBTQ dating apps to extort money
4:18
Turkish government calls on women to have at least three children
5:38
Arts, Culture & Media
Turkish artist captures pop culture through traditional miniature techniques
Syria’s acting president visits Turkish leader in Ankara
5:18
Anger in Turkey over a preventable tragedy as 78 die in a hotel fire
3:48
From classic movies to internet memes, Turkish artist captures pop culture in Ottoman miniature
4:55
‘The Forbidden Garden’ details the tragic backstory of the world’s first seed bank
5:33
In northeastern Syria, Kurdish militias trade blows with Turkish-backed troops
5:28
Rolling blackouts in Iran wreak havoc on industry and daily life
4:50
Fueled by climate change, lichen attack Iran’s Persepolis
4:27
Erdogan’s big Syrian gamble, and what he plans to do next
5:43
The church in Turkey where people go to make wishes
4:48
Syria
After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians begin to return home
48:46
After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians weigh the costs of returning home
6:27
When in Rome, walk like an Italian
3:22
The battle of the döner kebabs
5:12
At COP29, negotiators deliberate over a funding package for climate change
4:53
A rise in premature births in Lebanon as Israeli attacks intensify
As Azerbaijan prepares to host UN climate conference, environmentalists are wary
6:15
A deadly attack near Turkey’s capital amid hopes for a ceasefire with the PKK
5:13
How a local news site uncovered a deadly shooting on the Iranian border
4:09
Turkey’s oldest community radio station goes quiet
2:13
A new generation in Turkey remakes the ancient art of coffee fortune telling
6:34
Travel chaos across the Middle East
5:28