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Despite ISIS on the doorstep of Europe, perhaps the greatest threat to Turkish democracy and freedom lies within the state itself. After 13 years of leadership, has Erdoğan's strong-arm state reached too far?
A brief look at the Turkish minority group called the Alevies. We see them on a day of celebration and find out about their tradition
The Hijaz Railway opened in 1908 and we are now taken through part of its journey and over a hundred years of archiceture and culture in Turkey.
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Following the French and Dutch referendums, what now for the EU? Why has the prospect of Turkish membership enflamed such passions? Our offering this week is an intelligent and thought provoking documentary on modern day Turkey. From the legacy of Ataturk to the threat of Islamic fundamentalism, it provides a snapshot of a nation in transit. Made for ARTE.
Kurds are frustrated by the slow pace of change in Turkey. Although recent political reforms have granted them more rights, change on the ground remains slow.
In Turkey a dispute over an Australian mining company has pitted the peasants against the forces of globalisation.
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