Deborah Ann Dilley is actively trying to reinvent the term “renaissance man” to fit her lifestyle. A student, scholar, teacher, reader, writer, blogger, linguist and archaeologist -- Deborah is active is a wide variety of activities.
She graduated in 2004 with bachelors in Turkish Language and Ancient Middle East History from the University of Utah, and currently is finishing her masters in Applied Linguistics. Working as the Outreach Assistant at the University of Utah’s Middle East Center, Deborah spends her time teaching the community and educators about the Middle East, its culture, history, and politics.
She writes for Global Voices Online as their columnist covering the Turkish and Kurdish blogospheres.
When she is not busy with one thing or another she chronicles her life at her blog, Turkish Delight.
