A new app is helping Iranians circumvent the country’s strict authorities. No sooner was the Gershad app launched, however, than the Islamic republic outlawed its use. By Jessie WingardMore
In April 2012, Tukish novelist and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk opened a private museum – "Masumiyet Muzesi" (The Museum of Innocence) – in an old district of Istanbul, showcasing thousands of objects relating to the life of ordinary people in the Turkish metropolis. By Changiz M. Varzi