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2 November 2012Last updated at 15:42

Feted filmsTurkey's movie industry. Can its independent film-makers become the next big thing in art house cinema?

Exploring IstanbulLocal photographer Saygin Serdaroglu captures some of the city's many faces

Ten years at the topIt is a decade since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power. What now?

Your pictures: TurkeyReaders' images on the subject of Turkey, including hot air balloons and dancing waiters

Press under pressureTurkey has put more journalists in jail than any other country. Will this jeoparise EU talks?

One Square Mile of TurkeyOne Square Mile visits Beyoglu in Istanbul, where history meets hip boutiques

Can Turkey remain secular?Is the separation of mosque and state coming under threat?

Ghosts of the pastRefugees from Syria in Turkey's Izmir echo a tragedy from nearly a century ago

Working Lives: TurkeySix people who live and work in the city of Gaziantep talk about their lives

Turkey in facts and figures
An ancient empire on the fringes of Europe enjoying a modern renaissance
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