She’s been called Cassandra. Because author and journalist Ece Temelkuran , ever since she left her home in Turkey in 2016, with two shirts and a pair of trousers, has been warning the world that what she fled, fascism, is coming for everyone else too. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was blessed with the gift of prophecy, but cursed never to be believed.
In her new book Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century , for the first time, Ece no longer feels that she’s a step ahead of everyone else. “Dear stranger”, she addresses the reader. And asks, “How about you? Are you home? Do you feel at home?” Everywhere, more people are feeling unhomed, not just physically, not just those whose houses are bombed. But also morally, politically, even digitally. Even if they live in their own country.
