The tradition of Ramadan drummers dates back to the Ottoman era when alarm clocks were a luxury few could afford. As a result, drummers took on the role of waking people up, a practice that continues ...

Photo of a museum photo by Matthew Stevenson. Close to the Ankara train station and my hotel was the Museum of the Republic. Just up the street was a second, similar museum dedicated to the War of ...

In midafternoon in Ulus Square, in the heart of Ankara, shoppers, office workers and bystanders jammed the streets. At the railroad station near by, a retired Turkish air force general heard a ...