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A History of the Turkish-Israeli Relationship
In 1949, Turkey became the first majority Muslim nation to recognize Israel. In 2018, Yair Netanyahu, son of…
Afrin Under Siege: Turkey Enters the Syrian War
The Syrian Civil War has seen multiple evolutions since its origins in March 2011 with anti-government protests…
Erdoğan Calls Monument of Turkish-Armenian Relations a…
Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy is no stranger to provoking conflict over his works of art. He has had politicians in…
Intimate Connection with CANAN’s Exhibition…
CANAN is the persona of Turkish-Kurdish artist, feminist, and activist who was born with the name Canan Şahin. Born…
Imprisoning the Artist But Not the Art: The Persecution…
In July 2016, Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for her problematic art and social media…
Screening of The Box Depicts Refugee Life as a Child
This Tuesday, Boğaziçi University held a screening of the short animation The Box: A Syrian Story, which…
Mustang: A Fictional Telling of Female Struggle in…
One Turkish film that has received prominent international exposure is Mustang (2015), which tells a powerful story…
Nil Yalter’s Art and the Refugee Crisis in Turkey
Nil Yalter is hardly a new name in the world of contemporary art; from issues of feminism to immigration,…
Turkey’s Cartoonists Under Fire, Freedom of Speech…
In the beginning of January 2015, an attack that took place in the office of satirical magazine Charlie…
The Biennial at Istanbul Modern: Lacking In Locality
This weekend, I had the chance to go to one of Istanbul’s most prestigious art shows, the Istanbul…
Protesting the Powerful: Art & Resistance in Turkey
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…
“Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” It’s a bit of cliché advice we’ve all heard before.…