Ezgi Üstündağ explores the history of Ladino culture and music in Turkey, with a particular focus on the careers of musicians Sami Levi and the Janet-Jak Esim Ensemble
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Fables for Adults
Miniature paintings, big trouble, not a damn given - Joseph Flaherty travels to Istanbul to visit the studio of the artist formerly known as Canan Şenol
Beneath the Snow
Joseph Flaherty travels to the remote border city of Kars in eastern Turkey to investigate the continued relevance and importance of Orhan Pamuk’s acclaimed novel, Snow
How Iraqi Are You?
Natasha Morris looks at some recent works by Iraqi artist Hayv Kahraman and their connection to a 12th century classic of Arabic literature and the muraqqa’ tradition
Rebel Yell
Despite having been deemed subversive, and outlawed and threatened by the state, Turkey’s Kurdish dengbêj musical tradition is still going strong