Turkey’s Era of Cultural Desiccation
For two decades, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sat atop Ankara’s political hierarchy, setting priorities from increasing civilian…
Author: Alexandra de Cramer
Alexandra de Cramer is a journalist based in Istanbul. She reported on the Arab Spring from Beirut as a Middle East correspondent for Milliyet newspaper. Her work ranges from current affairs to culture, and has been featured in Monocle, Courier Magazine, Maison Francaise and Istanbul Art News.
Silence Descends on Social Media in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s disdain for social media is no secret. He blocks Twitter regularly in order to prevent the…
Is Erdogan About to Make Turkey a More Dangerous Place for Women?
When the Istanbul Convention against domestic violence came into being in 2011, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, proudly declared that…