Some wonderful 19th century photos of Istanbul

http://www.cornucopia.net/blog/robertson-of-constantinople/

Der Speigel on the Erdoğan - Gülen Dynamic

Der Speigel has a nice piece on Fethullah Gülen and the crumbling alliance between his Hızmet movement and Erdoğan's AK Party.  http://go.iu.edu/9BC

NYT on Upcoming Mayoral Race in Istanbul

Today's New York Times reports on the upcoming Mayoral election in Istanbul and its importance in Turkish politics.  This is something we should follow, as the elections will occur just as we are beginning our class.  http://go.iu.edu/9B3

Conn Hallinan summarizes global geo-political imiplications of Turkey's corruption crisis

This essay from Conn Hallinan, a frequent contributor to Foreign Policy, provides an excellent account of Turkey's position in the unstable political situation of its neighbors.  In it, he provides a rationale as to why Prime Minister Erdoğan might suspect that U.S. interests are behind some of the anti-corruption probes.  To Washington, Erdogan has Wandered Off the Reservation

The Economist sums up the situation

This week's The Economist has a leader on the political situation in Turkey.  As usual for this news source, the article is very well done.  Highly recommended.  http://go.iu.edu/9wN

Protests in Istanbul - photos from The Guardian

FT - Corruption probe turns to bid-rigging

The Financial Times reports on the troubling connection between construction and corruption in Turkey.  http://go.iu.edu/9wy