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Urban development

Why real-estate prices are rising fast in Istanbul

For the most part, Istanbul’s city council is giving real-estate developers free rein

Urban development

Urban growth can cause water supply problems

In Istanbul, drinking water has gone from being an affordable public good to a commodity

Why I find Kurdish independence aspirations worrisome

Sovereignty is part of the problem, not the solution

In Turkey and elsewhere, democracy is not just majority rule

Universal principles require international monitoring

Authoritarianism

Post-referendum repression

After a close – and disputed – referendum victory, Turkey’s government is running yet more purges of the police and civil service

Faith-based politics

Divided nation

Irritating Turkish AKP – religious rhetoric and liberal reforms

Armed forces

Self-appointed guardians of secularism

Turkey's military as self-appointed guardians of secularism

Comment

Between a rock and a hard place

Kemalist pressure on Turkey's reformer Erdogan

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.