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Ezgi Akin

Carving memory from stone

Welcome to Al-Monitor Istanbul.  As we prepare for the end of the year, this issue explores memory, shattered buildings and disrupted lives — from...

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Nazlan Ertan

Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood move reignites Israel’s battle over Raam

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Rina Bassist

Top PYD official Aldar Khalil: 'Syria is telling Kurds to separate'

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Amberin Zaman

Pope Leo in Turkey, navigating faith, politics and Orthodox tensions

28.11.2025 2

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Barin Kayaoglu

Turkey’s emerging artists take center stage at BASE 2025

Welcome to Al-Monitor Istanbul. I am writing this week’s newsletter from BASE, where the country’s newest artists are showing their work to...

28.11.2025 1

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Nazlan Ertan

PKK leader Ocalan gains legitimacy in Turkey, bigger sway over Syria’s Kurds

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Amberin Zaman

Pope Leo heads to Turkey, navigating faith, politics and Orthodox tensions

26.11.2025 3

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Barin Kayaoglu

Parallel Lives: The Eyuboglus and the Urens

Welcome to Al-Monitor Istanbul. This week, we take a gentle scolding from a loyal reader who thinks we have been dazzled by shiny new trends and...

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Nazlan Ertan