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A damaged window at the police headquarters in Ankara on 18 July 2016 (photo: Reuters/O. Orsal)

Talking Turkey

″What happens on the Bosphorus affects us all″

The West′s attitude toward Turkey matters. For an outcome that reflects democratic values and is favourable to Western and Turkish interests alike, Western diplomats need to escalate their engagement with Turkey. Essay by Sweden′s former foreign minister, Carl BildtMore

The Middle East: Preserving the Ottoman mosaicTurkish involvement in Syria: Making enemiesInterview with the turkish journalist Ahmet Sik: Turkey's coup plotters 'sold each other out'
Heads of state convene in Vienna to agree a roadplan aimed at bringing the Syrian civil war to an end (photo: Reuters)

The Middle East

Preserving the Ottoman mosaic

With the international community striving to end the chaos and conflict racking the Middle East and establish a regional order than can sustain peace and stability, Sweden′s fomer prime minister, Carl Bildt makes a plea for working within the existing frameworkMore

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Most Recent Photo Essay

People of many faiths: a Catholic priest is flanked by a representative of the Ganesh Temple Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam and a monk of the Fo Guang Shan Temple during the "Nuit Sacree"

France's "sacred night" of religions

For the past four years, the parish of Saint Merry in Paris has organised a "Nuit Sacree" over the Pentecost weekend during which Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus pray and sing to God. The goal is to create and foster dialogue between the communities. By Jan Schmidt-Whitley