Istanbul

November 20, 2019

The children have been unable to speak to their parents in China. No one knows when — or if — the families will be reunited.

Justice

Who are Turkey's Saturday Mothers?

The World

October 21, 2019

On Saturdays 24 years ago, Kurdish women would gather in Istanbul's Galatasaray Square, a popular pedestrian shopping area, to demand the whereabouts of their sons, fathers and husbands. Today, they continue to meet, and while many of the founding mothers are growing frail, their daughters are taking the reins. Some men have joined the movement as well.

After Khashoggi, exiled journalists say ‘you can’t feel safe, anywhere you go’

The World

October 02, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and expert on the region’s politics who was murdered on Oct. 2, 2018, was an occasional guest on "Egyptian Street."

Climate Change

Millions of young people strike for climate action

Reuters

September 20, 2019

With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people from Australia to Iceland took off from school or work on Friday to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe.

Refugees

‘It kills you, the waiting’: Syrians live under threat of deportation in Turkey

The World

August 07, 2019

Reports of deportations to Syria, denied by the Turkish government, have sent a wave of fear through Istanbul’s Syrian community — many of whom say they could face recruitment by militants, aerial bombardment or torture in regime prisons if they return to Syria.

Turkey denies deporting refugees to Syria. Activists say they’ve sent back thousands.

The World

August 06, 2019

Turkish officials claim that the government has not forcibly deported Syrians in a widespread campaign to crack down on illegal migration in recent weeks.

Health & Medicine

From measles to the flu, more Turkish parents are saying no to vaccines

The World

July 26, 2019

The Turkish Medical Association warns that the country is at risk for outbreaks of preventable diseases that have already been eradicated in Turkey due to the increase in anti-vaccine messaging and vaccine rejection by parents.

Food

A Syrian mom in Istanbul builds a business from her own kitchen with Whatsapp

The World

July 11, 2019

Global Politics

New Istanbul mayor's star power could be a challenge for Erdoğan

Reuters

June 25, 2019

Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People's Party won a decisive victory on Sunday, his second in three months after authorities annulled an earlier vote. His first task is to take the reins from Erdoğan's AK Party which, along with its Islamist predecessor parties, has run the city for 25 years.

Elections

Turkey's opposition strikes blow to Erdoğan with Istanbul mayoral win

Reuters

June 24, 2019

Turkey's opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdoğan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his ever tighter grip on power.

Pages

Global Politics

Turkey: Where politics and religion mix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.