Culture/Art
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Orthodox Believers Celebrate Epiphany 2013 With Icy Dip Seeking Crucifix
in Culture/ArtSOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of young men leapt into icy rivers and lakes across eastern Europe on Sunday to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in […]
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Postcard from Istanbul: Objects of desire
in Culture/ArtLindy Percival In the first of an occasional series from afar, Lindy Percival enters Orhan Pamuk’s literary labyrinth. Objects of desire Orhan Pamuk and his […]
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Turkey bans headscarves at schools, public offices
A controversial ban on hijab has outraged Turkey’s Muslim population. The Islamic hijab is a form of Muslim women’s dress code, which allows them to […]
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Why Is Turkey’s Prime Minister at War with a Soap Opera?
in Culture/ArtMurad Sezer / Reuters An egg-stained and damaged billboard advertising the Turkish soap opera Magnificent Century in Istanbul on Jan. 9, 2011, following a pro-Islamist […]
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Israel Matzav: Turkey dropping Greenwich in favor of Mecca
Turkey dropping Greenwich in favor of Mecca In a further sign of its growing Islamization, Turkey is switching the meridian it uses to set its […]
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Turkey to push for return of ‘stolen’ artefacts
in Culture/ArtWestern museums are in a “panic” over the repatriation of “stolen” artefacts to Turkey, the country’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay has said, adding […]
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Orthodox Believers Celebrate Epiphany 2013 With Icy Dip Seeking Crucifix
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Postcard from Istanbul: Objects of desire
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Turkey bans headscarves at schools, public offices
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Why Is Turkey’s Prime Minister at War with a Soap Opera?
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Israel Matzav: Turkey dropping Greenwich in favor of Mecca
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Turkey to push for return of ‘stolen’ artefacts