Dicle BerfinDec 5, 20202020 November: A Month to RememberCertain periods of life are so beautiful that they put a smile on your face when you remember them. And you should remember them....
Dicle BerfinOct 12, 2020Let's talk about researchMany outsiders view academic people as living in a different dimension, and mostly in a funny way. This notion has of course truths and...
Dicle BerfinJun 20, 2020Poem for the Age of 35The age of 35 has always been special for me. And the reason for this is a poem! Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı in his poem “Age 35” claims that...
Dicle BerfinJun 6, 2020Poems from Orhan Veli KanıkLately I have taken on translating Turkish poems to Finnish. My first poet was Orhan Veli Kanık. Orhan Veli Kanık is the pioneer of...
Dicle BerfinOct 1, 2019Where is my office in Jyväskylä?Right, I have an office. But I like to explore different locations also. It is a change of air when my research requires me to do a desk...