3.5 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

Featured

Turkey’s ‘mad honey’ aphrodisiac that can knock you flat

Its fans swear it can cure heart palpitations, dodgy stomachs and even impotence. Yet every year hundreds of people end up in the hospital...

Turkey’s therapy dogs join İstanbul Airport staff

Six-year-old Kuki and one-and-a-half-year-old Alita recently joined the staff of İstanbul Airport, one of the busiest in the world, with a mission to provide...

A purge so brutal its story cannot be told: the film the Turkish gov’t wants to bury

Bünyamin Tekin The Turkish government has been going after a documentary film since its production began in 2017. The film, directed by Nejla Demirci, sheds light...

Fatal car crash involving writer’s son reflects ongoing problems with accountability in Turkey

Bünyamin Tekin A fatal car accident in İstanbul on Friday has once again raised Turkey's long-standing problems with accountability, especially when it comes to the...

Reppression everywhere: Family who fled Erdoğan’s crackdown to be deported from Norway

Bünyamin Tekin Buket (42) and her husband Fatih (48) were once teachers. They found themselves in the middle of a widespread crackdown on civil society...

With biting humor, street artist exposes Turkey’s ills

A mock tombstone in the park designating the death of Turkish democracy. A poster on a lamppost suggesting people eat cake in the face...

Hermes vs Hermes: Turkish bookseller takes on French giant

It's a case of Hermes vs Hermes. One, the global luxury goods giant based in Paris, is suing the other, a cozy bookseller tucked away...

Erdoğan’s promise to build homes for earthquake victims within a year remains unfulfilled

February 5, 2023 was a Sunday, and Turkey’s agenda was already full of issues. Russia’s war in Ukraine, the delay in Turkey’s approval of...

[INTERVIEW] How a Turkish entrepreneur in Rwanda found himself in Erdoğan’s crosshairs

Ayşe Şule The Turkish government has been pursuing its opponents around the world since a coup attempt in 2016, mainly alleged members of the Gülen...

Ancient Antioch turns into container city a year after quakes

Mevlüde Aydın cannot bring herself to visit the graves of her daughter and husband or the dozen other relatives she lost in Turkey's catastrophic...

Turkey’s quake survivors seek justice one year on

Zahide Şeker contemplated suicide many times after losing almost her entire family in Turkey's massive earthquake one year ago. Instead, the 48-year-old decided to pin...

‘Time has stopped’: Grieving father relives Turkish quake

The photo of Mesut Hançer holding his dead daughter's hand protruding from the debris, her body crushed and his gaze lost, epitomized the anguish...

Latest news