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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.
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