Istanbul University

“Nothing Will Be the Same” for Turkish Press After Recent Elections

By Joris Leverink
Days after the 1 November general elections in Turkey, Beyza Kural, a reporter with the independent press agency Bianet, rushed to Istanbul University to cover a stand-off between protesting students and the police.

Somali Refugees Find an Unlikely Home … In Istanbul

By Hannah Tayson
Among the labyrinth of winding narrow streets just outside a major shopping centre in the Kumkapi neighbourhood of Istanbul is a rundown road, congested with shops and apartments stacked atop one another.


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