Hugh Naylor

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Protest against Turkey’s Failed Coup Colored by Fear of Strongman President

Istanbul- They ostensibly rallied Sunday to protest the attempted overthrow of their government. However, what seemed to worry them was the direction of that same government and a crackdown led by its powerful leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I’m afraid. Erdogan is trying to become a dictato

Airport Attack in Istanbul Could Make a Slow Tourism Season Even Grimmer

The sun set long ago on the Byzantine emperors who ruled from this ancient city, known then as Constantinople. The First World War did away with the Ottoman sultans who presided over far-off subjects from its majestic palaces. But even as empires rose and then fell here, what is now called Istanbul