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Istanbul

Beneath its inimitable skyline Istanbul is a teeming, triumphant metropolis with imperial history, intrigue and entrepreneurial zeal written into its streets. It’s a city constantly being remade and reimagined, and the…

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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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Eye on the prize

17 May 2011

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…

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Turkey’s beach clubs: 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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Persian party

18 May 2017

War left the Turkish city of Van bereft of visitors – but it’s being transformed by Iranians in search of the good life.

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Expo 89: Bust boom

19 November 2015

Portraits of leaders past and present are ubiquitous in Turkey, Spain and Morocco. Monocle paints a picture of their popularity – and peers beneath the surface to learn the history of their peculiar reign.

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Film

Turkey's California

24 August 2017

We travel to the Aegean Coast in Turkey, where tourism may be falling but its beach clubs are buoyed by a homegrown crowd escaping city life and political upheaval.

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Article

Dream export

17 November 2011

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…

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Hit the deck

20 January 2011

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…

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Loud and proud

18 February 2010

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.

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Radio

The Foreign Desk - The State of Turkey

4 October 2014

Monocle foreign editor Steve Bloomfield presents a special discussion from Istanbul on the state of Turkey today as reforms at home continue to stall and the battle against Isis militants rages in neighbouring Syria.

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Radio

The Foreign Desk - Turkey votes

16 May 2015

As Turkey prepares to head to the polls next month, Monocle’s Steve Bloomfield asks if this is the moment the country could change - and not for the better. Featuring author and political commentator Ece Temelkuran, Mustafa…

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Monocle Minute

Talking Turkey

29 April 2016

It might not be immediately apparent but the Turkish government has launched a charm offensive. Ties with the EU remain strained over German satire aimed at the president but Turkish diplomats are quietly patching things…

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Monocle Minute

Trump: Turkey

20 January 2017

There’s a pressing bit of business left in the in-tray at the Oval Office: should the US directly arm Kurdish forces in its assault on Isis-held Raqqa? It’s a question that President Trump will need to mull over carefully…

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Monocle Minute

Time in Turkey

9 September 2016

Turkey is exercising its right to push radical new rulings through parliament under its current state of emergency: this week prime minister Binali Yildirim decreed that Turkey has “abolished the winter-summer time diffe…

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