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28 results for Izmir

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Expo 38: A dying breed?

21 October 2010

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…

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On a roll

21 November 2013

Despite having 13,000km of rail track, most of Turkey’s exports are transported by road or sea. Now, a freight-train pioneer wants to make the country king of the rails.

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Food & drink

20 June 2019

A sharp chopping bowl and restaurants from London to Hong Kong (via Izmir).

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Europe

11 June 2015

Málaga's makeover, Poland's first openly gay mayor and Berlin's co-housing conundrum.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 424

13 June 2013

We ask whether after all the unrest does Turkey still have a chance to bid for the 2020 Olympics or the Izmir World Expo? We also get our transport editor’s round-up of new developments at Istanbul’s ACI Europe airport…

Monocle Minute

Fair point

30 August 2016

“The future is in Izmir,” or so say the signs that have fluttered all weekend over the most liberal Turkish city on the Aegean Sea. As old as the Republic itself, the Izmir International Fair was the tradeshow that started…

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Konfekt - Issue 3

This issue is an ode to the summer road trip; we visit the French cowboys of the Camargue (and meet the artisans crafting their distinctive apparel) and hit the road with Slovakian fashion designer Kristína Šipulová.

Monocle Minute

No wonder

13 September 2016

EU-Turkey relations have been shaky following July’s failed coup and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mass imprisonment of journalists, political activists and academics; an act that the EU cites as a breach of…

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From coal to cool

19 November 2009

Thanks to its excellent universities, international transport links and super bright, skilled workforce, this former mining city in Germany’s Ruhr valley has been transformed into a hive for hi-tech firms.

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All hands on deck

18 August 2014

Traditional gulet vessels built in Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula have long kept the region’s economy afloat. But changes in the market have led many to fear for the future of the boat-making skills that have been passed down…

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Sea change

27 July 2017

Christopher Lord reporting from the Aegean coast, Turkey: Political upheaval and terror attacks have hit tourism hard here but beach clubs are being buoyed by a homegrown crowd escaping city life and uncertainty.

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Hala Gorani

23 February 2017

The anchor and intrepid correspondent for CNN International on the culture and civility that define her Syrian heritage.

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The power of three

15 November 2012

When Monocle published a lighthearted idea encouraging Brazil, Sweden and Turkey to work together, its message reached their capitals. We brought together the three foreign ministers for this issue’s round table series.

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Africa/Middle East

6 August 2015

Iran plans a major port expansion and the transport choices of Rwanda's president.

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Engine boom

16 May 2014

Turkey’s automotive production centre is the country’s engineering triumph but it has yet to lay claim to a fully homegrown product. Monocle traces the city’s rich history and the increasing hopes for a Bursa brand.

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Ancient Greek

18 August 2022

Greeks and Turks are working together to protect Istanbul’s heritage.