November 8, 2012 / Untold Stories
Stephen Franklin
The number of Syrian refugees crossing the border to Turkey continues to mount as the uprsing in Syria drags on. The crisis is taking a heavy toll in both countries.
November 7, 2012 / Untold Stories
Stephen Franklin
Turkey has cleaned up its human rights record, but activists say abuses still abound.
September 11, 2012 / In These Times
Stephen Franklin
With Turkey positioning itself for a greater voice in the region and with many viewing it as a model for the emerging democracies of the Arab Spring, its poor human rights record raises questions.
August 10, 2012 / In These Times
Stephen Franklin
Turkish journalists face an unexpected constraint--abuse from their own democratic government.
August 1, 2012 / Untold Stories
Stephen Franklin
He fought the Syrian government and the country's prejudice against gays. His life in danger on account of both battles, activist Mahmoud Hassino fled Syria. Where can he go now?
July 26, 2012 / In These Times
Stephen Franklin
Syrians, many who have been tortured, escape to Turkey. In crowded clinics they struggle to make room for one another. Meanwhile Syrian refugee lawyers compile an account of abuses.
July 24, 2012 / In These Times
Stephen Franklin
Turkish police recently raided the homes and offices of public-sector unionists, arresting 69. They were charged under Turkey's terror laws.
July 24, 2012 / Untold Stories
Stephen Franklin
Syria's civil war leaves refugees with indelible scars that close the door to returning until a new Syria emerges. Cengiz Abdullah has fled Syria carrying memories of the war in his cellphone.
July 23, 2012 / GlobalPost
Stephen Franklin
At least 110,000 Syrians have so far fled to camps in Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.
July 20, 2012 /
Stephen Franklin
Pulitzer Center grantee Stephen Franklin discusses reporting from Turkey, a country facing crises that range from internal political divisions to a massive influx of Syrian refugees on its borders.

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