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 against the dictatorship of Bashar Al-Assad. With ISIS...
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Erdoğan Calls Monument of Turkish-Armenian Relations a “Monstrosity”
Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy is no stranger to provoking conflict over his works of art. He has had politicians in his country disapprove of his work, such as the...
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Intimate Connection with CANAN’s Exhibition “Behind Mount Qaf”
CANAN is the persona of Turkish-Kurdish artist, feminist, and activist who was born with the name Canan Şahin. Born in Istanbul in 1970, CANAN went to Marmara...
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Imprisoning the Artist But Not the Art: The Persecution of Zehra Doğan
In July 2016, Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for her problematic art and social media posts that were harshly critical of the Turkish...
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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 was directed, written, and produced by Boğaziçi alumna Merve...
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Mustang: A Fictional Telling of Female Struggle in Turkey
One Turkish film that has received prominent international exposure is Mustang (2015), which tells a powerful story of five orphaned sisters living with their...
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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, she has been expressing both political and non-political...
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Turkey’s Cartoonists Under Fire, Freedom of Speech Under Threat
In the beginning of January 2015, an attack that took place in the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo shook the entire nation of France. The shooting,...
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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 Biennial, which is held at the Istanbul Modern. This year’s theme,...
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Protesting the Powerful: Art & Resistance in Turkey
Turkey’s history is no stranger to public clashes between the government and its people over socio-political issues. In 2013 mass demonstrations took place after...
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