The Making of Modern Turkey
From the Ottomans, to Gallipoli and the rise of the new Turkey together with interviews with two of the country's most famous authors, voices from the invasion of Cyprus, the Kurds, sport and more.
27/08/2013 GMT—The Documentary, Turkey - The New Ottomans
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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03/09/2013 GMT—The Documentary, Turkey - The New Ottomans
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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10/09/2013 GMT—The Documentary, Turkey - The New Ottomans
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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Turkey: Modernity and Secularism—The War That Changed the World
Emerging as a new republic after World War One, how has this influenced Turkey today?
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Gallipoli Voices
We hear archive from the Campaign of 1915, also voices from modern Turkey
Istanbul: Resisting Erdogan’s Bulldozer
The run-down area of Istanbul standing against Erdogan’s bid for more power
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Orhan Pamuk - My Name Is Red
Turkish author and Nobel laureate on his novel set in the Ottoman Empire of 1591
Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love—World Book Club
A novel about love, mysticism and the life of the Sufi poet Rumi
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Supporting Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce - Turkey's top football club is in crisis and its fans are angry.
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Istanbul: Not Constant but Hopeful
The 2013 Gezi Park demos united Istanbul football fans, but has fierce rivalry resumed?
Fearless Women in Turkish Kurdistan
The dynamic women in Turkish Kurdistan who are defining the future
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The 1980 Turkey coup—Witness History
On 12 September 1980, the military took control of Turkey.
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Cyprus - A Divided Island—Witness History
Turkey's invasion of Cyprus - as seen by both sides.
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Turkey’s New Opposition
Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together?
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Turkey and the Kurds—Witness History
In 1999 the leader of Turkey's Kurdish rebel group was arrested
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The Pink Certificate—The Documentary
Why homosexual men are not allowed to be conscripted into the Turkish army.
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Turkey’s Hidden Truths—The Documentary
Turkey’s anti-terror laws have been used to jail dozens of journalists
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Turkey: AK party celebrates victory—The Newsroom
Human shields used in Syria? / Russian plane disintegrated at high altitude
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