Turkey’s Cartoonists Under Fire, Freedom of Speech Under Threat Jasmine Lee Oct 22, 2017 In the beginning of January 2015, an attack that took place in the office of satirical magazine Charlie…
Finding a Middle Way: Reconciling Religion with Politics under Erdogan Raphaelle Tseng Oct 19, 2017 As of September 2017, Turkish school curriculums will no longer teach Darwin’s widely accepted Theory of Evolution.…
Protesting the Powerful: Art & Resistance in Turkey Jasmine Lee Oct 2, 2017 Turkey’s history is no stranger to public clashes between the government and its people over…
The European Dream is Dead: Erdoğan Turns Turkey Away from the EU Isabel Post Aug 1, 2017 “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” It’s a bit of cliché advice we’ve all heard before.…
Adnan Tanrıverdi and the Ascent of Turkey’s Hardliners Anonymous Mar 18, 2017 In August 2016, as branches of the Turkish government faced significant restructuring following July’s botched…
Making Amends: U.S. Military Talks Turkey Kathryn Schmidt Feb 19, 2017 America's former ambassador to Turkey, James Jeffrey, once noted, “you have to deal with the Turkey you have,…
A Democracy in Dissolution Anonymous Feb 2, 2017 It is interesting to note that in Turkish there are two words for peace. The first, barış, denotes reconciliation…
The Turkey-Russia Rapprochement Kathryn Schmidt Jan 19, 2017 Nearly a month following the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, we have seen neither…
Erdoğan’s Gamble Kathryn Schmidt Dec 4, 2016 Whilst the West has been caught in a whirl of angst and apprehension following the results of the American…
Turkey’s Military: On the Outs Anonymous Oct 20, 2016 Outside of Ankara, construction crews work to build new military headquarters far removed from their old location…