Category Turkey

Selections from the 18th İstanbul Biennial

Feline paralysis: Selections from the 18th İstanbul Biennial Lebanese curator Christine Tohmé did not open the 18th İstanbul Biennial with a purr of somnolent aestheticism, but a hiss of moral indignation, echoing the global rally for Palestine as she opened…

The Tribal School in the Ottoman Empire

Despite facing extensive criticism, Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II played a crucial role in the transition to the republic. On the one hand, through his investments, new projects and political strategies, he slowed the long-standing territorial and geopolitical decline of the…

Istanbul’s corruption scandal that won’t stay local

A corruption investigation into former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has become the central focus of Turkish domestic politics. Türkiye’s political scene is rarely quiet. The country constantly faces global-scale issues while wrestling…

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