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Yufka Bread: Baking Opportunities in Post-Earthquake Hatay
In a tangerine orchard in Mızraklı, three women prepare, roll and bake Turkish flatbreads, one after another. They try to earn a little money by baking…
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Gonca Tokyol
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Ingrid Woudwijk
Fueled by conservative rhetoric from abroad, an anti-LGBT movement evolves in Turkey
In ultra-polarized Turkey, a few thousand people from diverse political backgrounds came together on Saturday, Sept. 17 for the Büyük Aile Buluşması …
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Ingrid Woudwijk
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An accession to grind: What’s next for EU-Turkey relations?
Speaking at a Sept. 16 press event, just before he boarded a plane to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip…
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Diego Cupolo
One year after mobilization, Turkey's immigration policies are driving Russians away
"Full of Russians." That’s how Mural Çekin described Kadıköy last year. After Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization on Sept. 21…
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Wouter Massink
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Tilting the balance: What does Erdoğan get by meeting with Putin?
For the first time in nearly a year, Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met face-to-face with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi Monday…
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Diego Cupolo
August 2023
İTİRAZ: The post-quake legal struggles faced by Antakya residents
Following the Feb. 6 earthquakes, Nur Dalkaya’s two-year-old duplex apartment in central Antakya was labeled “heavily damaged”. Buildings with that…
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Gonca Tokyol
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Ingrid Woudwijk
A Higher Kalın: Turkey’s religion scholar turned spy chief
Intelligence officers and diplomats often write tell-alls about their time in public service. A couple like Graham Greene and John le Carre have even…
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Borzou Daragahi
Sea bottom to table top: Turkey’s first “Green Nobel prize” winner aims to protect marine life
Despite their natural beauty, the pristine blue tones of Turkey’s southern seashores may appear vibrant this summer, but below the surface a daily clash…
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Matt Hanson
In tough economic times, Turkey's citizens with disabilities face dwindling financial support
At Ankara University, 19-year-old law student Melike Bal strives to distinguish herself among peers so employers won’t overlook her after graduation…
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Wouter Massink
Meth use spikes in Turkey, a transit country turned buyer’s market
Having ravaged the United States for decades, methamphetamine is now among the most widely-used drugs in Turkey, a long-time transit country for drugs…
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Paul Benjamin Osterlund
July 2023
More than a game: Turkish women’s volleyball champs become symbols, scapegoats
On July 17, at 1:30 am İstanbul time, the Turkish women's national volleyball team claimed the top title on the world stage, becoming the country’s…
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Jennifer Hattam
Brain drain: As Turkey’s youth looks abroad, some mothers are encouraging them
This coming fall, Sennur Baybuğa's daughter will be leaving Turkey for France to study abroad. "I don't want my daughter to ever return to this…
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