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Global Politics
Turkey: Where politics and religion mix
PRI's The World
March 01, 2011
Matthew Brunwasser reports on the funeral Tuesday of a former Turkish Prime Minister, now considered the father of political Islam in Turkey, one of the few countries in the Middle East region to successfully mix religion and politics.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit / Geo answer
PRI's The World
March 06, 2008
The World's Alex Gallafent takes us to the Turkish city, Istanbul, to meet Selim Sesler. One British newspaper dubbed Sesler 'the Coltrane of the clarinet'. The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Norway -- the country with the highest female representation on corporate boards.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit: Taksim Trio
PRI's The World
April 24, 2008
Host Lisa Mullins introduces us to the music of Turkey's Taksim Trio. Taksim is a Turkish musical term that means, "to improvise" and that's what the group enjoys doing.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit
PRI's The World
June 03, 2008
Reporter Meribeth Deen has a profile of the Turkish band Orient Expressions. The Istanbul band blends electronica, jazz and Turkish traditional folk music.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit - Firewater and Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
PRI's The World
June 09, 2008
Two musicians show how to travel the world and bring back its sounds to the mixing studio. Marco Werman profiles new music from Firewater and Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra.
Arts, Culture & Media
Shoeshine in Istanbul
PRI's The World
June 23, 2008
The World's Aaron Schachter gets his shoes shined in Istanbul while learning a little learning a bit about the Turkish city Istanbul.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
PRI's The World
November 24, 2008
The World's Adeline Sire profiles a Dutch all-reed quintet which plays music from the early Renaissance to jazz.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Closing shelters in Istanbul
PRI's The World
December 23, 2008
Correspondent Jamila Trindle reports that hard economic times in Turkey have seen a spike in domestic violence. Many Turkish women who face abuse seek the safety of women's shelters. But the government is closing some down.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer - the world's best sandwich
PRI's The World
May 15, 2009
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with British food blogger Simon Majumdar, who recently asked his readers to describe the world's best sandwich. He describes one favorite entry -- a mackerel sandwich from Istanbul, Turkey -- and Istanbul is the answer to the Geo Quiz.
Arts, Culture & Media
Dolapdere Big Gang
PRI's The World
November 24, 2009
Cover bands aren't usually musical innovators. But Dolapdere Big Gang of Turkey might be the exception. This eight-piece band of young Roma musicians, plays Western pop hits in a traditional Turkish style. Matthew Brunwasser has the Global Hit.