Waving flags and chanting slogans, many hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators on Saturday rallied in Istanbul, Turkey, in defence of democracy after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week zooms in on countries where the future of democracy seems to be ...

Something unexpected is happening in Turkey. A centrist party, which has been shifting ever further to the right over the ...

One drawback is that it’s pretty low on the hill upon which Galata Tower rests, with many other Istanbul landmarks in Beyoğlu ...

James Tressler, a former Lost Coast resident and journalist, is a writer and teacher living in Ankara.