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Photo of a man handling a fishing net near Izmir, Turkey

Economy pollution

Time For Turkey To Stop Unsustainable Fishing And “Give Back To The Sea”

by İrfan Donat February 4, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of two Turkish women drying hazelnuts in Saçmalıpınar, Turkey

Economy marketing

Turkey’s Hazelnut Trap: Why Nutella Is Eating Up All The Profits

by İrfan Donat October 21, 2024May 24, 2025

A photo of people on a crowded- bus using social media

Future artificial intelligence

How Elon Musk And His Robot Minions Are Making Racism Acceptable Again

by Cem Say September 19, 2024May 24, 2025

Protesters seen carrying models of US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the march.

Geopolitics donald trump

A Tragedy In Four Acts: Palestine, Israel, The U.S. — And Turkey Too

by Ali Yaycıoğlu and Ozgur Ogret June 28, 2024May 23, 2025

People walking by a mosque.

Food / Travel history

Beyond The Grand Bazaar: A Local’s Guide To The Magic Of Istanbul

by Bahar Akinci and Ozgur Ogret May 24, 2024May 23, 2025

A mobile kebab seller in Diyarbakir is seen roasting kebab varieties and meatballs over the fire.

Food / Travel family

Shish Kebab: Back To The Source Of Turkey’s Best-Known Culinary Export

by Oğul Türkkan April 15, 2024May 23, 2025

Citizens shout slogans and wave Turkish and CHP party flags during the election victory celebration.

Geopolitics turkey

Will Post-Erdogan Turkey Really Be Much Different?

by Mehmet Y. Yilmaz and Ozgur Ogret April 11, 2024May 22, 2025

Photo of a woman waving a flag and holding a smartphone

Geopolitics authoritarianism

Turkey As A Different Model Of Democracy — For Now

by Ali Yaycıoğlu April 6, 2024May 22, 2025

A family shops at the market set up on the street of demolished houses in Hatay, Turkey.

Society earthquake

No Housing, No Help, No Word On The Missing: Turkey’s Earthquake Nightmare Continues

by Nimet Kıraç February 13, 2024May 22, 2025

How Democracy Slips Into Dictatorship — A Warning From The Turkish Playbook

How Democracy Slips Into Dictatorship — A Warning From The Turkish Playbook

by Ece Temelkuran and Ozgur Ogret February 1, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of Mehmet Aytunç Altay

What’s Changed, What Hasn’t: A Turkish Political Prisoner Walks Free After 31 Years

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2023May 24, 2025

Campaign posters for Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Geopolitics recep tayyip erdogan

America To Turkey, Learning To Live With “Post-Election Stress Disorder”

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2023May 21, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speakING during his elections campaign rally in Ankara;

Geopolitics turkey

If Defeated, Will Erdogan Give Up His Palace Life?

by Ozgur Ogret May 2, 2023May 23, 2025

Photo of a man in a burnt forest in Turkey.

Green pollution

Environmental Degradation, The Dirty Secret Ahead Of Turkey’s Election

by Ozgur Ogret April 25, 2023May 23, 2025

Ankara Or Abroad? A Turkish Exile's Dilemma As Elections Loom

Ankara Or Abroad? A Turkish Exile’s Dilemma As Elections Loom

by Ozgur Ogret April 20, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of head of the Turkish Space Agency Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım

Society history

Turkey’s Space Agency Chief Has A Wild Idea About What Caused The Earthquake

by Ozgur Ogret March 23, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

In The News turkey

How Turkey’s Jumbled Opposition Bloc Can Take Erdogan Down

by Worldcrunch March 16, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of a mother and two children sitting on the sidewalk.

In The News earthquake

In Turkey, Why The Public Is So Skeptical About Donating To Earthquake Relief

by Ozgur Ogret March 3, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of a man between destroyed buildings after Turkey earthquake

Geopolitics syria

The Earthquake Will Change Turkey’s Future — And Could Tip Its Election

by Ozgur Ogret February 10, 2023May 21, 2025

Election Year In Turkey: End Of An Era For Erdoğan?

Election Year In Turkey: End Of An Era For Erdoğan?

by Worldcrunch January 10, 2023May 21, 2025

photo of a cat sleeping on boxes of books

Alphabets & Politics: Reflections On The Modern Turkish Language

by Ozgur Ogret December 6, 2022May 21, 2025

Photo of people on a passenger ferry on the Bosphorus, with Istanbul in the background

How Turkey Can Bring Its Brain Drain Back Home

by Ozgur Ogret November 29, 2022May 21, 2025