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2 November 2012 Last updated at 11:42 ET

Feted films Turkey's movie industry. Can its independent film-makers become the next big thing in art house cinema?

Exploring Istanbul Local photographer Saygin Serdaroglu captures some of the city's many faces

Ten years at the top It is a decade since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power. What now?

Your pictures: Turkey Readers' images on the subject of Turkey, including hot air balloons and dancing waiters

Press under pressure Turkey has put more journalists in jail than any other country. Will this jeoparise EU talks?

One Square Mile of Turkey One Square Mile visits Beyoglu in Istanbul, where history meets hip boutiques

Can Turkey remain secular? Is the separation of mosque and state coming under threat?

Ghosts of the past Refugees from Syria in Turkey's Izmir echo a tragedy from nearly a century ago

Working Lives: Turkey Six people who live and work in the city of Gaziantep talk about their lives

Turkey in facts and figures

An ancient empire on the fringes of Europe enjoying a modern renaissance
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