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Military service is mandatory in Turkey, and its policy on homosexuals serving in the military is quite different from the recently repealed US policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell”. Turkey’s armed forces consider gays ineligible to serve. From Istanbul, Matthew Brunwasser reports on Turkey’s policy of “will ask, must tell.” Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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Tomorrow, nearly 200 high-ranking members of the Turkish military will appear in court. They’re charged with plotting to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party. The case is widely seen as a battle for power between the Islamic party’s new ruling elite – and the old secular order in the military. Julia Rooke reports. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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For the Geo Quiz we want you to help map out the Abraham Path. This path for travelers winds through the Middle East. It links up ancient regions, said to have been traveled by the biblical Abraham. It begins in the Turkish village of Harran. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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People in Turkey have had a special reverance for their dogs since the days of the Ottoman Empire. Dogs in Istanbul even have “resident rights.” Correspondent Julia Rooke finds out what life is really like for the Turkish canine. (Photo: Paolo/Flickr)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Istanbul is still basking in its role as the host of the recent International Basketball Federation tournament despite losing to the US in Sunday’s championship game. Now, there’s another international sporting event in Turkey’s largest city. Istanbul’s African residents organized the African Nations Cup. Matthew Brunwasser sent us this report from the Ferikoy soccer stadium in Istanbul. (Photos: Agata Skowronek) Download MP3
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The US has welcomed the result of the Turkish constitutional referendum. Voters in Turkey gave strong backing to a package of changes to the country’s military-era constitution. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan (pictured) said the result meant the country had “crossed a historic threshold toward advanced democracy and the supremacy of law”. From Istanbul, Matthew Brunwasser reports. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The Geo Quiz takes us to a city that straddles two continents. It’s as if Europe and Asia were reaching out to each other. The city’s also home to a couple of the most beautiful religious buildings in the world. (flickr image: Scott Henderson) Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The latest novel (now in paperback) from Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk centers on a wealthy Istanbul man who goes against convention and chooses a life governed by passion. The book also proffers a profound depiction of Istanbul, a city whose identity is symbolized by the Bosphorus—a bridge between the Middle East and Europe, Muslim and Christian, traditional and secular. What results is an urban portrait recalling the grimness of Dostoyevsky’s St. Petersburg and the romanticism of Proust’s Paris.
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