"Full of Russians." That’s how Mural Çekin described Kadıköy last year.
After Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization on Sept. 21, 2022 – requiring more citizens to join the war effort in Ukraine – Çekin watched thousands of Russians looking to avoid military s…
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