Turkey

Khor Virap monastery lies a few hundred metres from the Armenia - Turkish border. It overlooks Mount Ararat, a symbol of Armenian identity, which is located on Turkish territory. © Creative Commons

Assessing Armenia-Turkey Normalisation

After decades of strained relations, why are they finally making serious moves towards re-opening ties?

16 Dec 21

Stills from TikTok’s Labour Cinema.

How TikTok is Giving Turkey’s Working Class a Voice

“I want to give the social message that everyone is equal, that’s the goal of my videos.”

10 Nov 21

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan [L] and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. © [L] Sean Gallup [R] Alexis Mitas / Getty Images

Is Armenia-Turkey Détente Ahead?

Leaders of both countries have repeatedly hinted that direct talks on a rapprochement could soon begin.

30 Sep 21

Women break their fast in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque on April 13, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques

Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.

10 Sep 21

View of the Marmara sea covered in sludge produced by algae as a result of hot weather and pollution. © Fatih Polat

Turkey: Has Sea Snot Killed the Marmara?

Huge overgrowth of marine mucilage threatens to suffocate Turkish coastline near Istanbul.

16 Jun 21

Fears Over Turkey’s Looming Exit from Istanbul Convention

Erdogan accused of courting “conservative cults” with controversial move.

14 May 21

Turkish journalists with a banner that reads "Free press is necessary for democracy". Turkey ranks 153rd out of 180 countries in this year’s RSF World Press Freedom Index. © Evrensel daily

The Campaign to Silence Turkish Journalists

Prosecutions, house arrest and travel bans among multiple threats deployed by the state.

1 May 21

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) with Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (L) at Turkish Presidental Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 2018. (Photo: Turkish President Press Office via Getty Images)

Karabakh: Will Turkey's Fierce Support of Azerbaijan Pay Off?

Erdogan’s stance broadly backed by both the public and his political opposition.

16 Oct 20

Informal-illegal school based in Armenian protestant church in 2003 for children of Armenian migrants in Istanbul. (Photo: Suren Deheryan)

Turkey's Armenians Face Delicate Balance

The ethnic group are periodically expected to express their loyalty.

6 Jul 16

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (left) with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after signing the Eurasian Economic Treaty on October 10, 2014. (Photo: Armenian president's website)

Armenia Eyes Benefits from Russian-Turkish Crisis

Experts say that Armenians can gain politically and economically from increasingly fraught relationship.

23 Dec 15

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