Bala is an Istanbul-based freelance writer, journalist, and translator from Turkey who studied cultural studies and philosophy in the Netherlands. His writing has been largely influenced by postcolonial/decolonial studies and critical race theory.
The racialized discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Turkey originate from a multilayered political agenda. What began as an 'open arms' rhetoric by Erdoğan ’s regime turned around and reaches alarming levels of xenophobia.
