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  “We brought close to 9,000 people today and that is just from our neighborhood of Esenyurt”, said 48-year-old Abidin. “But there ...

As Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan moved ahead with a ban on Twitter ahead of the local elections scheduled to take place on March 30th...

If you have been following news on Turkey you all know the back story. The protests of the last summer shook the country, its leadership an...

An article that appeared today on News.az [ENG] talks about importance of elections in Azerbaijan but more so, it highlights importance of...

I wrote this post as a guest post for Erkan Saka's Field Diary . Wanted to share it here as well. "I moved to Istanbul in 2007...

Last night, as I joined residents of Istanbul in Taksim square for #standingman silent protest memories of how the square liked just few da...

One of the best Gezi Park productions. Kudos to the creators!  Basing the clip and the words on a song by Daft Punk " Giorgio by M...

After going to protests since May 31st, and documenting the past thirteen days of upheaval in Istanbul, here are just few of the reasons ...

Before I found myself in the middle of Taksim Square on May 31st, I was just an expat living in Istanbul. I enjoyed living here though my c...

short video from the footage i had from May 31st and June 1st. here is YouTube link if you cannot open it here for some reason.

Have you ever gone from a wedding to a protest? I have. Two nights ago my two buddies had a wedding. It was beautiful. Outside of the city ...

But not for the officials of Turkey. In the heart of Istanbul there is a square known to many of this city visitors as Taksim Square. We th...

Today was an important day in Turkey. Millions of Turks left their homes to cast their votes in general elections.  A lot of hope was veste...