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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

“We are constantly fighting with demons”: Emin Özmen on Turkey’s turbulent decade

The Magnum photographer talks about his new book covering protests, political crises, and human tragedy.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

Conspiracies are depoliticising Turkey's earthquake crisis

Disaster politics — As public anger over Erdoğan's response to the disaster grows, the focus on government culpability is being splintered by the promotion of conspiracy theories online and through state-owned media.

  • Activism
  • John Lubbock

The Turkish mothers imprisoned with their children

‘It’s a psychological lynching‘ — In the aftermath of Turkey’s coup attempt in 2016, the number of pregnant women and women with small children in prison skyrocketed. Stephen Delahunty reports on the severe human rights violations they are facing.

  • Activism
  • Stephen Delahunty

The photography school for children on the Syrian border

Universal language — As the Director of Sirkhane Darkroom, photographer Serbest Salih teaches young people from vulnerable communities – many of them refugees – how to use cameras to process the world around them.

  • Photography
  • Huck

A photographer probes truth and lies in modern Turkey

The Parallel State — After being injured in a deadly attack in Libya, British photographer Guy Martin wasn’t sure if he’d ever shoot again. Then he recalibrated his identity. Slowing down, he started documenting the faux-reality of Turkish soap operas and the surreal political events they mirrored on the streets.

  • Photography
  • Guy Martin, as told to Andrea Kurland

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

A wild Turkish road trip with BaBa ZuLa and Boiler Room

Istanbul psychedelia — The psychedelic four-piece take us on a tour of Istanbul in a new Boiler Room-produced short, mapping their creative journey through the streets of their hometown.

  • Music
  • HUCK HQ

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

Documenting queer life under Turkey’s AKP party

The Purple Room — LGBT people are being forced to live in the shadows thanks to Turkey’s highly conservative government. In his new book, The Purple Room, Helio Leon shares their struggle.

  • Photography
  • Ellie Howard

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

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