Gönül Tol on Erdogan’s wars at home and abroad

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Adnan Khan on the human toll of Turkey's importing of Europe's waste

Journalist Adnan Khan on the spectacular growth of Turkey's plastic waste imports and the role of migrant labour in the sector. His work paints a grim portrait of how the EU-Turkey migration deal and China's banning of plastic waste imports have helped the industry flourish in Tu ...  Show more

Burcu Karahan on sexual freedom and women in late Ottoman fiction

Burcu Karahan on her translation of “One Thousand and One Kisses: The Most Joyous and Flirtatious Stories” (Translation Attached). The book brings together 65 stories blending humour and eroticism, published anonymously in 1923-24. The stories are a fascinating time capsule of a ...  Show more

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