The history of censorship over obscenity in Turkey and the recent public outrage against books over allegations of encouraging’ child abuse - with academic Elizabeth Nolte.

Can Turkey reconvert the Chora Church and Hagia Sophia into a mosque? - Hercules Millas

Political repression and curtailed freedoms have earned Turkey a troubling reputation abroad in recent years. For generations of western artists and intellectuals in the 20th century, though, the country was a haven, and many congregated in Istanbul to lead a lifestyle of freedom, far from the Cold War repression of their own countries.