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Performing for Napoleon: Production Quarrels at the Paris Opéra
Read more: Performing for Napoleon: Production Quarrels at the Paris Opéraby Elisa Cazzato Those who have familiarity with the work backstage in a theatre or dance production will know that […]
The Demolition of Jeddah and the Relocation of a Neighbourhood in Turkey
A conversation with Demet Çaltekin on ‘Conscientious Objection in Turkey’
by Demet Aslı Çaltekin Can you tell us a bit about Conscientious Objection in Turkey: A Socio-legal Analysis of the Right to Refuse Military Service? My book is about the interplay between the socio-cultural norms and non-recognition of the right…
Five Essentials of Friday Preaching in Modern Turkey
by Elisabeth Özdalga The core of her new book Pulpit, Mosque and Nation, author Elisabeth Özdalga explores five key aspects of Turkey’s Friday preaching. 1. A Secular State Housing Thousands of Mosques and Pulpits Every Friday, millions of Muslims all…
Religion, Identity and Power: Turkey and the Balkans in the Twenty-First Century
by Ahmet Erdi Öztürk Religion and belief are two of humanity’s oldest identity codes. Identity is intertwined with religion and, with or without it, is an indicator of humanity’s ego, strengths and weaknesses. If we examine it through this lens,…
Contemporary Turkey in Conflict
By Tahir Abbas Turkey is a beguiling country. It straddles one of the most important geopolitical fault lines in the world. Since the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire and the founding of the republican era, however, the nation has undergone…