Lisa Morrow

Australian-born travel and creative non-fiction writer Lisa Morrow has lived in Istanbul and other parts of Turkey for more than 10 years. She has a Master’s in Sociology and has penned three books about daily life and culture in Turkey. Lisa writes a blog called Istanbul Out In Istanbul, and her work has appeared in Meanjin, BBC Travel, The Independent UK and elsewhere.

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