The author of If We Burn, a new book on the political uprisings of the 2010s, discusses why so many of them led to the opposite of what their participants intended
Oct 03, 2023
In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, social media blackouts have complicated rescue efforts – here, Access Now explains how to navigate this bleak new reality
Feb 10, 2023
Across the digital and the real world, the symbols that tie us to our heritage are being scrutinised, remixed and reclaimed in increasingly urgent and creative ways, from the Caricom resistance movement to Imillaskate collective
Sep 15, 2022
Turkish police arrested 373 activists during a peaceful Pride gathering in Istanbul
Jun 29, 2022
With inspirations spanning conspiracy theories, doomsday preppers, biohacking, and self love, meet three talented graduates from Istanbul’s Moda Academy
Oct 19, 2021
‘We shouted until we lost our voices’
Mar 26, 2021
A new release on Zel Zele charts the music and legacy of Turkish-Swiss band Café Türk
Nov 11, 2020
The British-Turkish author of How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division discusses her works, defying stereotypes around minorities, and writing through a pandemic
Sep 18, 2020
The #ChallengeAccepted trend went from hollow slacktivism, to raising awareness about Turkish femicides, and back again – but here’s why the real issue at hand cannot get lost
Aug 01, 2020
With president Erdogan proposing a bill for suspended child sex offences, generations of Turkish women are pushing back
Jan 24, 2020
‘It was like celebrating in a cage’
Jul 04, 2018
Çağdaş Erdoğan spent 161 days in jail and was accused of links to a terrorist group for his documentation of Istanbul’s hidden subcultures
Apr 13, 2018
How the youth culture mutated and spread across the borders of the conservative state
Mar 06, 2018
Young LGBT people share their anger and horror at the capital city ban on LGBT events
Nov 24, 2017
Laurence Rasti documents the people who have fled to Turkey due to their home country’s deathly anti LGBTQI laws
Oct 31, 2017