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In Turkey’s Mardin province, refugee and local children discover the magic of photography

In a dimly lit room illuminated by a pair of red lamps, eight-year-old Zeynep waits to see photographs she has taken, now trapped as...

Between Homer and Hollywood: Troy a source of Turkish pride

A gift from the film set of "Troy,” a giant Trojan Horse replica looms over the port of Çanakkale on the Dardanelles Strait in...

[INTERVIEW] What makes Erdoğan an untouchable autocrat?

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. Has Turkey completed its transition from a flawed democracy to an authoritarian system? Why have the United States and Europe largely...

Environmentalists warn mines are draining Turkey’s water sources

Güney was once a water-rich village fed by 50 springs in Turkey's western Uşak province, but since a gold mine opened 20 years ago,...

Exhibition in İstanbul showcases Ara Güler’s unseen Cannes photos

One shot shows Sophia Loren lifting a champagne glass beneath the adoring gaze of fans. In another frame, Brigitte Bardot lies carefree in the...

Dutch royal honor awarded to volunteer wanted in Turkey over Gülen links

Orhan Sait Berber, Amsterdam A volunteer in the Netherlands who is wanted by the Turkish government over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, a...

Rebuilding of Turkey’s quake-hit Antioch fuels anxiety

Selahattin Yoğurtçuoğlu pulls out his chair to chat with neighbors outside his home in Turkey's Antakya, just as he used to but nothing is...

EU-Turkey thaw stalls as Brussels weighs strategic need against political distrust

Bünyamin Tekin A recent thaw in EU-Turkey relations is showing signs of strain as Brussels acknowledges Ankara's value in European security, defense and regional diplomacy...

At risk of extinction, Turkish Armenian finds new life through art

Once spoken by 2 million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a...

Ramadan school rules spark debate over secular education in Turkey

When Soner Akbal dropped his daughter at school last month, he had no idea he would become the center of a heated controversy over...

Beating the dawn: İstanbul’s Ramadan drummers keep tradition alive

It's 3:30 a.m., and lights are slowly coming on in the homes lining a narrow İstanbul street as people are woken up by the...

Iranians in Turkey watch unrest at home with fear, frustration

Mahsa, an Iranian exile, nervously twirled a strand of hair around her painted fingernails, chain smoking as she contemplated the chaos in her home...

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