Why I’m Leaving My Beloved Istanbul

Our lives in Istanbul have been on a constant rollercoaster ride and just when you hope the ride is over, it takes you up a greater hill

Pro Erdogan supporters hold Turkish national flags during a rally at Taksim square at Istanbul on July 20, 2016 following the failed military coup attempt of July 15. (Photo: DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

Living on the Streets of Istanbul

New America Media

My photographs during my visit to Istanbul in November 2015, highlight an ever-present scene in Istanbul, that of refugees living on the streets

Israelis refusing to fly through Istanbul

Ynetnews

Following the recent spate of terror attacks both in Istanbul and throughout Turkey, alongside the attempted coup attempt to overthrow Erdogan, Israeli

Adam and Eve Get Their Junk Back, Is Istanbul’s Art Scene Finished? … And More

Observer

Istanbul was supposed to be an emerging global art city. Following the recent coup attempt, not so much. Art fair Art International cancelled its 2017

Turkey renames Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge ’15th July Martyrs’

MSN.com

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey renames Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge ’15th July Martyrs’ Bridge’ in honor of civilians who died resisting coup attempt

Inspiring a new generation of photographers in Istanbul

North Country Public Radio

Jul 27, 2016 — A Lake Placid photographer will share stories from her trek to Istanbul to work with children caught up in the wave of refugees fleeing

Loved and Feared, Invincible Erdogan Is Istanbul’s Favorite Son

Bloomberg

Turkish pensioner Tenzile has one question about the boy she watched play soccer with his friends on her cobbled street in Istanbul all those years …

Turkey, once touted as regional model, is mired in tension – Houston Chronicle

Turkish military faces overhaul after failed coup – CTV News

Turkey fires 1700 officers, closes dozens of media groups – Island Packet

Turkey renames Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge ’15th July Martyrs’ Bridge’ in honor of civilians who …

Lynchburg News and Advance

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey renames Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge ’15th July Martyrs’ Bridge’ in honor of civilians who died resisting coup attempt.

Turkey renames Bosporus Bridge ’15th July Martyrs’ Bridge’ –Pendleton Times-Post

Thousands In Istanbul Put Aside Political Differences For Anti-Coup Solidarity Rally

Huffington Post

ISTANBUL ― Thousands of Turkish men, women and children filled Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square early Sunday evening, putting polarized politics …

Pro-democracy rally planned for Istanbul – RTE.ie

Turkey ruling, opposition parties to rally together after coup – Reuters

Turkey criticizes US over cleric accused of coup plot – The Recorder

Istanbul mosque honours victilms of Turkey coup attempt

RFI

As a crackdown continues following Turkey’s failed coup, friends and relatives of the over 200 people who died in the mass mobilisation tha

Reclaiming of Istanbul’s Taksim Square by Erdogan Supporters Sparks Trepidation in Some Quarters

Wall Street Journal

ISTANBUL—In the week since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to occupy the streets and thwart an attempted coup, Istanbul’s Taksim

UA professor in Istanbul witnesses failed coup

Tucson News Now

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. A University of Arizona professor was in Turkey during the attempted military coup that failed to take power, and