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Heartwarming, harmonious portraits of Istanbul’s street cats

City Cats of Istanbul — Türkiye’s largest metropolis has a symbiotic relationship between humans and felines that dates back millennia. Marcel Heijnen’s new book explores the interaction between space, society and strays.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk
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Capturing joy and resilience in Istanbul through tumultuous times

Flowers in Concrete — As protests break out across Istanbul, photographer Sıla Yalazan reflects on the 2013 Gezi Park movement, and capturing beauty as the city has undergone economic change and political tension.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

A personal trip through Turkey’s punk scene

Where it all began — In his new film Arada, director Mu Tunc reflects on the movement’s early beginnings in Istanbul, telling the story of his brother’s radical career as a punk frontman.

  • Film
  • Hannah Clugston

The journalists risking arrest every time they speak out

Dangerous truths — Turkey’s purge of ‘dissent’ has thrown the country into uncertainty, posing a dilemma for reporters: support the government or risk imprisonment. But for a handful of young journalists, the facts are worth fighting for.

  • Magazine
  • Pesha Magid

Photographer and subject: Who gains more?

Reflections on the ethics of artist vs. muse — When Jason Andrew exposed human trafficking in football, he found himself questioning his own role in the documentary game.

  • Photography
  • Jason Andrew

Documenting the violence facing Turkey's trans community

Trans House — Queer photographer Omer Tevfik has spent years documenting Turkey's trans community, and with a conservative government banning Pride celebrations and trans people being murdered in the street, the need for resistance and visibility has never been greater.

  • Photography
  • Lorena Rios

From Egypt to Turkey, a new generation refuses to be silent

Hope interrupted — The fire of resistance is burning strong in Istanbul but as photographer Emine Gozde Sevim finds, the drive for a life of freedom – unmarked by maddening world events – extends beyond boundaries.

  • Culture
  • Emine Gozde Sevim

The young lives caught between dissent and terror in Turkey

Friends on trial — The Kurdish struggle in Turkey has been going on for generations. As a group oppressed by political leaders, some have used violence as a response. But as freedoms and liberties begin to crumble in the Turkish state, five students find themselves at the centre of an alleged terrorist plot.

  • Reportage
  • Lorena Rios

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