Suzy Hansen Talks Turkey, America, and Her First Book, “Notes on a Foreign Country”

Muftah interviews journalist Suzy Hansen on her first book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World.

by Claire Sadar

At first glance, the phrase “foreign country” in the title of journalist Suzy Hansen’s first book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, appears to refer to Turkey, Hansen’s reporting base and home of ten years. Indeed, a significant portion of Notes on a Foreign Country is devoted to Hansen’s stories ab…