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Erin Browner

Erin Browner is a freelance journalist from San Francisco interning as a foreign correspondent while based in Istanbul during June and July of 2013.

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Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push

By Erin Browner ● Uncategorized ● August 26, 2013

The prime minister’s statements against abortion and in favor of large families have something like the power of unwritten law. That’s why some women have joined the anti-government protests and others follow his pronouncements with worry.

Istanbul Protests Help Build Unity for LGBT Pride

By Erin Browner ● Arts & Culture ● July 11, 2013

LGBT leadership of the protests at Taksim Square tapped new levels of support for the annual Istanbul pride parade on June 30. “People feel what gays are feeling because we have been suppressed,” said one crossover demonstrator.