
Ceylan Yeginsu
@ceylanwrites
Travel reporter for The New York Times. Former foreign correspondent @nytimesworld in Turkey & the UK. Istanbul native. Curious by nature.
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https://www.nytimes.com/by/ceylan-yeginsu 01-03-2010 14:51:41
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It’s summer and the temperatures are rising. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself and your vacation dollars. nyti.ms/3Rr8kt1 by Ceylan Yeginsu

"I did none of my usual obsessive online research & instead asked 3 AI planners to create a 4-day itinerary. None of them, alas, mentioned the saunas or the salmon:" fun, sharp Ceylan Yeginsu nytimes.com/2024/06/26/tra…

A new entry fee for Venice daytrippers. Limits on public drinking in Milan. As more destinations slap tourists with restrictions and fees, Copenhagen is taking a different approach: rewarding visitors who act responsibly.nyti.ms/3W094a4 by Ceylan Yeginsu


With international tourism to Europe booming, some hot spots have been overwhelmed, making visitors the targets of a tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires have only added to the pressure. nyti.ms/3XpaBsa by Ceylan Yeginsu


As climate change brings water shortages to vacation hot spots, we look at Greece’s tourism-dependent islands, where residents sometimes compete with visitors for a dwindling supply. W/ Iliana Magra nytimes.com/2024/09/23/tra…

“Tourists are very welcome, but some people are becoming greedy, turning every part of the island into a hotel,” she said. “If it continues at this rate, then we, too, will be banging our heads against the wall like Mykonos or Santorini.”w/ Ceylan Yeginsu nytimes.com/2024/09/23/tra…

CPJ welcomed Professor Can Yeğinsu into our NYC office🎉 Professor Yeğinsu is a member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom (independent advisory body to the Media Freedom Coalition) and has appeared in numerous cases as lead counsel representing journalists, as well as free speech and media


Hundreds of identical empty castles are crumbling near a village in the Turkish countryside. .berileski & I followed their strange tale of how they came to be– and whether they'll ever be finished. For The Guardian, with Bradley Secker +editing by Rob Fearn theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…


Never thought we’d see a technocratic government in Syria before Lebanon — & never thought I would ever report from my hometown. 1st byline from Damascus, 1st byline with Raya Jalabi | رايه الجلبي. New world. Our read on the most bonkers meeting we’ve ever sat in on: ft.com/content/7efc20…





Korkunun ecele faydası yok! Öyle de yenileceksin! Böyle de yenileceksin. Haklılığımıza, cesaretimize, tevazumuza, güler yüzümüze yenileceksin! Aziz Milletim; Asla üzülmeyin, mahzun olmayın, umudunuzu yitirmeyin. Demokrasimize yapılan bu darbeyi, bu kara lekeyi el birliğiyle



My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for NYT Magazine: nytimes.com/2025/05/20/mag…