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Turkey a year after the Gezi protests

The dream is over

The lack of mass protests against Erdogan's policies on the first anniversary of last summer's demonstrations in Taksim Square and Gezi Park highlights the lack of unity within the Gezi movement and the continuing crackdown on civil society activists and organisations in Turkey. By Luise Sammann in Istanbul
Elif Shafak: "The Bastard of Istanbul"

A Reproach for the Historical Amnesia

With her new novel "The Bastard of Istanbul," Elif Shafak has dared to broach a topic that is still an absolute taboo in Turkey: the processing of the so-called genocide of Armenians in 1915. By Claudia Kramatschek
Local elections in Turkey

An erosion of Erdogan's legitimacy

Turkey is holding nationwide local elections on 30 March. The prime minister, mired in growing corruption allegations, has turned the polls into a referendum on his rule. With such high stakes, the vote is widely seen as one of the most important in the country's history. Dorian Jones has more from Istanbul
Navid Kermani on Islam in Germany

A Plea for Cultural Pluralism

The writer and Islamic scholar Navid Kermani has written a refreshingly calm affirmation of the notion of a multicultural society. Ulrich von Schwerin has read the book
Portrait Feridun Zaimoglu

From "Educated Kanakster" to Literary Star

For Feridun Zaimoglu, it's been a long hard fight to be taken seriously as a German author. But the linguistic juggler with Turkish parents and a German passport has now received the Corine International Book Award for his novel Liebesbrand. Eren Güvercin traces his path from the early days of 'Kanak Sprak' to his current high
Interview with Dita Vogel

Irregular Migration to Europe

The current wave of refugees crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa is a reminder of the many migrants who have already made the dangerous journey. Volker Thomas spoke to Dita Vogel about her precarious situation
Interview with the Senegalese Sociologist Amsata Sene

Last Stop Senegal

Many young Senegalese want to go to Europe to escape unemployment and poverty. They risk their lives to fulfil this goal. Of those that make it, most are deported back to Senegal. Naima El Moussaoui spoke to the Senegalese sociologist Amsata Sene about the causes and the consequences of irregular migration to Europe
Youssouf Amine Elalamy

Life in the Subjunctive, Death in the Sea

The attempted crossing to Europe is the last journey many Africans ever make. Newspaper reports on this illegal migration have little to say about the motives and hopes of those who die. Moroccan writer Youssouf Amin Elalamy's book, Les Clandestins, gives their dreams a literary echo. Moritz Behrendt spoke to the author about his book
The EU and Migration

Migration as an Opportunity, Not a Threat

Migration researcher Klaus Bade believes that EU economic policy is fostering migration flows. Jan-Philipp Scholz spoke to him about migration and its causes
Islamic Funds

Shares Overseen by Sharia

On the international financial markets one can now find "Islamic finance" and investments which conform to Sharia law. Matilda Jordanova-Duda looks at what makes them different