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Students protest in front of Bogazici University in Istanbul (image: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish elections

Can Turkey's Gen Z tip the scales?

In Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May, one in five eligible voters will be under the age of 30. What does Generation Z want, and will it end up deciding the elections? By Ceyda NurtschMore

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A bearded man walks past a Turkish flag (photo: Aris Messins/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey

AKP under scrutiny for ties to ultraconservative Islamic community

The ultraconservative Ismail Aga community has close links to Turkey's ruling AKP. Some are now questioning the community's influence after news reports of the forced marriage of a six-year-old girl within the group. By Burak ÜnverenMore

Migrating to Germany: Turks up sticks as prospects worsen at homeTurkey: 20 years of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKPElectioneering in Turkey: Turkish right-wing populists on the riseViolence against women: Femicide on the rise in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan during a speech on an earlier anniversary of the coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 (photo: Reuters/Turkish Presidency)

Turkey five years after the attempted coup

"Witch hunt" focuses on Turkish artists and intellectuals

Artists and intellectuals in Turkey are coming under massive pressure. Since the attempted coup against Erdogan by parts of the military in 2016, the government has intensified its crackdown on critical voices. Now the coronavirus pandemic is proving the final nail in the coffin. Ceyda Nurtsch reportsMore

Third anniversary of the attempted coup in Turkey: "A gift from Allah" for ErdoganCreeping authoritarianism: Turkeyʹs one man bandThe restructuring of Turkey: Filling the gap left by GulenCulture in Turkey: Is Erdogan purging Turkish state theatre?
Red pencil and paper aeroplane from Can Dundar's Berlin installation. Press photos SİLİVRİ. prison of thought (photo: Ute Langkafel/ MAIFOTO)

Repression in Turkey

Art in exile: a prison cell as exhibition venue

What form does artistic freedom take in prison? The exhibition "Museum of Small Things" by exiled Turkish journalist Can Dundar explores the topic. By Ceyda NurtschMore

Flouting freedoms in Turkey: Self-censorship thrivingAfter the elections in Turkey: There may be trouble aheadThird anniversary of the attempted coup in Turkey: "A gift from Allah" for ErdoganQantara dossier: Free speech and censorship
Istanbul State Theatre (photo: DW/Pelin Unker)

Culture in Turkey

Is Erdogan purging Turkish state theatre?

At least 150 theatre professionals were recently fired without reason in Turkey, just days before they were expecting to receive permanent contracts. Creatives accuse the government of a politically motivated purge. By Pelin UnkerMore

Flouting freedoms in Turkey: Self-censorship thrivingInterview with jailed Turkish human rights activist Osman Kavala: "Nonsensical accusations"Restoring Istanbulʹs Ataturk Cultural Centre: More than merely prestige?
Turkish actor Baris Atay (photo: private)

Turkish actor Baris Atay

Defy the dictators!

Turkish actor Baris Atay plays a dictator in a one-man show that is intended to get audiences thinking. The play has been banned in several Turkish cities, but Atay remains defiant. By Gezal AcerMore

Interview with Turkish artist Ozge Samanci: ″Pressure on artists in Turkey is increasing″Flouting freedoms in Turkey: Self-censorship thrivingArtists in Turkey: Artists against Erdogan's censorship
Thomas Ostermeier. Photo: Ali Güler. © Thomas Ostermeier

Interview with Thomas Ostermeier

"An Enemy of the People" in Istanbul

Thomas Ostermeier is the artistic director of the Berlin Schaubühne and one of the most creative figures among the younger generation of German theatre directors. His productions are incisive and provocative – something he demonstrated again recently at this year's theatre festival in Istanbul with Henrik Ibsen's play "An Enemy of the People". He spoke to Anna EsserMore

Art and protest in Turkey: Poking fun at the sultanTahrir and Taksim – Part I: A new culture of protestKurdish theatre company Teatra Si: Out of the cellars and onto the stageThe Istanbul Biennial: A missed opportunity for art