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Turkish Soap Opera Noor brings tourist boom to Istanbul

The Guardian - August 2010

Turkey received 105,000 Arab visitors in May, up 33% on last year, also aided by more relaxed visa requirements

Turkey faces legal challenge over YouTube ban

The Guardian - July 2010

Internet rights group claims restrictions on access to Google-owned sites illegally discriminate against users

Turkey, Armenians and the word "genocide"

GlobalPost - April 2010

As Armenians stop to reflect on Ottoman-era mass killings, a survivor quietly moves on.

All aboard the Anatolia 'Express'

GlobalPost - August 2009

It isn't fast, but the Güney Expresi affords passengers a view of another Turkey altogether.

Turkey welcomes Obama

GlobalPost - April 2009

Nation of Muslims looks forward to improved relations with US.

Trial or witch hunt? Ergenekon plot thickens

GlobalPost - February 2009

The trial of alleged plotters in a coup to overthrow the government has again stirred talk of a "deep state" with designs on power.

The writing on the wall says 'Beirut Never Dies'

The Daily Star - March 2007

Graffiti artists in Lebanon's capital are going strong - with a refreshing message