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PHOTOS: Turkey’s protests grow as labor unions join
Photos by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Members of workers unions march into Taksim Square during a strike organized by the left-wing unions, Istanbul, June 4, 2013. Protests continued in Istanbul’s Gezi...
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Last Metro to Taksim, part 4: The expedition
It’s time to take a look around and see what’s happening off the square, way off the square. Photography by May Castelnuovo. Click here for the full series. ISTANBUL/BURSA, Turkey — On the day we...
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PHOTOS: Anti-government protests swell in Turkey’s capital
Photos and text by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org Police line during an anti-government demonstration, Ankara on June 4, 2013Photo: Yotam Ronen/ Activestills.org Turkey’s capital, Ankara, last night saw...
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Last Metro to Taksim, part 5: The siege of Constantinople
A night that is almost too calm turns violent, then calm again, and then comes the day to make conclusions. Photography by May Castelnuovo. Click here for the full series. It’s 2 a.m. when we arrive...
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PHOTOS: Ankara protests grow as Istanbul clashes subside
Photos and text by Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen Istanbul: Police and protesters did not clash in Istanbul on Thursday night for the first time since the anti-government demonstrations began. Inside Gezi...
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From Turkish Spring to Naksa Day: A week in photos – May 30 – June 6
This week: Clashes between Turkish protesters and police in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and the capital Ankara, Israeli soldiers threaten the children of the West Bank, Palestinians commemorate the Naksa...
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PHOTOS: Turkish police take over Taksim Square, push back protesters
After nearly two weeks of holding Istanbul’s central square, Turkish police raided and took back Taksim Square from protesters Tuesday, pushing the protest camp back into Gezi Park where the...
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From Taksim protests to Women in Black: A week in photos – June 7 – June 12
This week: anti-government protesters continue to clash with riot police in Gezi Park near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Israeli police arrest social protesters in Jerusalem and the Angry...
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PHOTOS: ‘Stand-still’ protests quietly take over Taksim Square
Text and photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Turkish choreographer Erdem Gunduz stood unnoticed in Taksim Square for several hours on Tuesday before his presence at Istanbul’s flashpoint was announced...
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From Bedouin fighting eviction to artists protesting theater closure: A week...
This week, Palestinian and Bedouin citizens of Israel protest against the ‘Prawer Plan‘ to displace tens of thousands, Palestinians protest the occupation in the West Bank, artists and activists...
View ArticleTurkey alliances over Syria conflict strained by Egypt coup
Ankara’s strong stance on the Syria conflict helped bolster its status as a rising leader in the region. But its approach to the coup in Egypt could undo that. By Ilhan Tanir In early 2012, I visited...
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At summer camp, Syrian child refugees recall a lost homeland
At the Syrian refugee educational camp. (photo: Aziz Abu Sarah) SYRIA-TURKEY BORDER – Last week, my colleagues and I started a summer camp for hundreds of Syrian child refugees on the Syrian-Turkish...
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Turkey must fulfill its pledge to Israel
Netanyahu publicly placed his reputation and his country’s pride on the line in order to appease Obama and improve relations with Turkey; by ignoring its already agreed upon terms, Erdogan will make...
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What Turkish arrest warrants could mean for reconciliation efforts
Turkish court issues arrest warrants for four retired Israeli generals who were in senior command positions during the deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara in 2010. Does this spell the end of reconciliation...
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Photos of the week: Ceasefire begins and ends
This week: Palestinian and Israeli protests across the political, ethnic and religious spectrum; homes and property damaged and destroyed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel; aid for those suffering; and...
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The Kurds must not be abandoned again, this time to ISIS
If there are any people on earth who deserve the world’s protection from slaughter, it is the Kurds. Despite the stereotype of Mizrahi Jews in Israel resenting Arabs because of the way they were...
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Israeli petition to European lawmakers: Recognize Palestine
Prominent Israelis call on European parliamentarians to formally recognize a Palestinian state. But what kind of impact can European votes have when the real power broker in Israel-Palestine relations...
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For the IDF, marriage isn’t a ‘humanitarian need’
What kind of future is Israel offering Palestinian women when they can’t even obtain permits to leave the country in search of a better life? Amira Hass published an article in Haaretz last week about...
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Pro-Kurdish leader: ‘We extend our hand to the Palestinian people’
Despite President Erdoğan’s control over the Turkish media and political persecution of minorities, the pro-Kurdish ‘Peoples’ Democratic Party’ has managed to become the third largest party in the...
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Netanyahu and Erdogan need each other more than ever
It’s no coincidence that a deal to normalize relations between Turkey and Israel was announced on the same day that Netanyahu pushed a natural gas deal through the Knesset. As usual, the Palestinians...
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