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Ece Temelkuran’s landscape of belonging
Season 7 · Episode 9

Ece Temelkuran’s landscape of belonging

The Clearing with Katherine May · Katherine May

January 24, 20261h 0m

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Show Notes

A modern sage who forewarned the world of the rise of fascism, writer Ece Temelkuran explains why she ‘put her heart in the freezer’ ten years ago when she fled her country of birth and how finding traces of home all around are helping her to heal. 


From a beloved old cardigan to episodes of Downton Abbey, from being surrounded by Turkish food in Berlin to talking to her three favourite trees in the park; in this moving conversation Ece reveals the power of finding joy in the little things, as we collectively go through what she calls our ‘winter of humanity’. 


A powerful call to arms and a must-listen for those of us searching for hope in difficult times.


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Buy her latest book Nation of Strangers here

Buy How to Lose a Country here


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Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US

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Production Credits


Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins

Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong

Producer - Alice Lloyd

Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary


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