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October 22, 2021 Reportage

Old Wounds Fester in Cyprus, Home to World’s Last Divided Capital

By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place.   It’s midnight on the

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February 8, 2020 Reportage / Travel

What a Sight: Mystical Men and Magical Machines

By William J. Furney Half an hour before heading to the airport for a flight to Istanbul, I realised I didn’t have a visa and my passport was invalid.  It

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February 2, 2019 Commentary / International Affairs

A Great Turkey Disconnect

By William J. Furney You have to turn on laptops and tablets as you go through the twin layers of security at Istanbul’s jaded and soon-to-be redundant Ataturk Airport, to

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October 13, 2018 Commentary / International Affairs

Saudi Journalist ‘Murder’ Would Be Indelible Stain on ‘Modernising’ Kingdom

By William J. Furney The alleged murder of a Saudi journalist at a Turkish consulate is, if proven, one of the more shocking events of modern times, and would show

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April 26, 2018 Reportage

Turkey, the European-Asian Problem Child That Wants to Join the EU Adults

LETTER FROM ISTANBUL Journalists locked up for life, half the country’s judges fired, Wikipedia blocked, social media frequently suspended — and on it goes in President Erdogan’s continuing crackdown after

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