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The ancient city of Hasankeyf, which sits on the banks of the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements, with a human history stretching back some ...
Turkish rappers on Friday released two new songs criticizing the Turkish government and urging the public, especially young people, to raise their voices against political and social injustice as well as human and animal rights ...
Turkey is trying to gain greater influence in the Arab world—and it’s winning Saudis over with TV dramas and seaside resorts. The mountaintop lake and cool breeze couldn’t be more different to the baking desert ...
Turkey placed 95th among 153 countries in Islamic values, with non-Muslim countries nabbing the top 40 spots, according to an annual study by two academics at George Washington University. New Zealand topped the list of ...
Despite a societal shift to the left, the Islam-focused policies of Turkey’s ruling party have begun to remake Turkish politics and society, and may yet spur the emergence of a secular generation and ultimately reshape ...
GETTY IMAGES Whirling Dervishes take part in a Sema Prayer Ceremony. I’ve always wanted to see whirling dervishes perform the mystical Sufi ceremony known as a sema, in which their series of mesmerising turns help ...
With its colorful signs, flashing lights and awnings displaying Arabic script, part of Istanbul’s Fatih neighborhood has been dubbed “Little Syria.”Emrah Gurel / AP file By Kristina Jovanovski The mood has changed in Turkey amid concerns ...
Photo by Papaioannou Kostas on Unsplash According to leading polling company KONDA, the number of 15 to 29-year-olds in Turkey who define themselves as religiously conservative has decreased from 28 to 15 percent compared to ...
By James Tressler Istanbul can be a wonderful city in which to wander about – if you are a tourist and have nothing more pressing than to browse the markets and think about the lost ...
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Responding to: Politics and Piety in Turkey By: Yusuf Sarfati The Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi, AKP), a political party with a growingly Islamist agenda, has been governing Turkey for the past 17 years. ...