Culture/Art
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Turkey: Could Closure of State-Run Brothels Endanger Sex Workers’ Lives?
in Culture/ArtThe gradual closure of Turkey’s 52 state-run brothels is emerging as a controversial tactic in Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s declared war on prostitution. […]
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Book Review: Istanbul – WSJ.com
in Culture/ArtBy Orhan Pamuk (2003) 5 Orhan Pamuk has written, for most of his life, at a desk overlooking both Asia and Europe—and the bridge over […]
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Istanbul Municipality Forces Neighborhood To Make Way For Planned Gentrification
in Culture/ArtUntil a recent urban renewal project that forced most residents out, the neighborhood of Tarlabaşı was home to a diverse array of Istanbul’s minority populations. […]
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Dogs in Islam
in Culture/ArtDogs in Islam Traditionally, dogs have been seen as impure, and the Islamic legal tradition has developed several injunctions that warn Muslims against most contact […]
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Taboos are the target for Turkish cartoonist
in Culture/ArtTaboos are the target for Turkish cartoonistr Izel Rozental treads a fine line with his political cartoons in an Istanbul weekly. The Turkish-Jewish cartoonist says […]
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Istanbul’s Burger Battle Goes International
in Culture/ArtAs chronicled by Istanbul Eats, the Tünel end of Istanbul’s famed İstiklal boulevard was some two years ago the site of a heated burger war. […]