- 230 results for turkey
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 September
Border games
On October 14 in the Turkish town of Bursa, a World Cup football qualifier match there could have consequences far beyond the pitch.
Affairs / Politics
Eye on the prize
A strengthening economy and new confidence have made Turkey a diplomatic rising star. And as the revolts play out across the Middle East, everyone is paying court and wanting the ear of the country’s ambitious foreign…
Design / Fashion
Hit the deck
On the north side of Bodrum in the village of Türkbükü lies the Maçakizi hotel, nestled in the hills. Family run, it was founded in 1977 as a place of inspiration for artists and intellectuals. It’s also the perfect spot…
Culture / Television
Dream export
The burgeoning soft power of the nation that straddles the East-West divide is rooted in its flourishing drama production industry, capturing hearts and minds from Pakistan to South America. Just don’t call them soap operas…
Culture / Media
Loud and proud
As vocal political battles rage on over the country’s democratisation, Monocle speaks to Turkey’s media stars about the role newspapers have in shaping the nation.
Edits / Society
Expo 38: A dying breed?
Izmir in western Turkey was reshaped in the 18th and 19th centuries by European settlers who built railways and founded banks and newspapers. Many fled or were killed after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, but the few rem…
Edits / Travel
Domestic bliss
Within four years of its launch, this privately owned Turkish airline has one of the most comprehensive domestic services in Europe.
Business / Printing
On the right page
Turks are once again embracing their historic brands. It’s good news for diary maker Ece Ajandasi, looking to recreate the dizzy heights it reached in the 1980s.
Affairs / Politics
Patriot games
On the Turkish border with Syria, an international Nato force sits quietly awaiting a conflict that may never come. But the heavy-duty weaponry on show says half the battle is about coming prepared.
Affairs / Arts
Building divisions
It’s 70 years since the death of Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic. But the fate of the Atatürk Cultural Centre has hung in the balance until recently, coming to symbolise the struggle between the secular state and…
Affairs / Society
Istanbul inspired
With the city’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics in full swing, the fabric of Istanbul is shaping up. We meet the cultural and commercial players flexing their muscles.
Design / Fashion
Ferry Tales
To ease into summer we head to the Bosphorus to showcase this month’s collection of fresh-looking casualwear.
Business / Property
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 March
The artless crumbling of property development
The fat cats of real estate will descend on Cannes next week for MIPIM, their annual hobnobbing hoedown. Monocle will be there too – busy wondering where all the artists and architects have got to.
Business / Travel
Briefing Travel
We test Turkey's new high-speed rail service and check upon the Shangri-La hotel in Tokyo. Plus there's our Chicago address book
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 6 January
Forecast 2011: Turkey’s time has come
The diplomats can relax. No one needs to worry about “losing Turkey”. The West’s most trusted Muslim ally (usually described with the cliché “bridge between East and West”) is not shifting its loyalty away from Europe…
Affairs / Arts
Monocolumn
Wednesday 21 September
Turkey wakes up to Middle Eastern art
It’s a rare moment when geopolitics and the art world align.
Culture / Television
Monocolumn
Friday 24 May
All in a lather
Soap operas – or 'telenovelas' – are enormously popular in Brazil, to the point that they have an effect on tourism, fashion and the president's speaking engagements.