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"Mrs. Atatürk – Latife Hanim"

Maligned but Not Forgotten

Nearly 34 years after her death, she provokes more controversy than ever before: Latife Ussaki, Atatürk's wife. But now a book sheds a new light on her: "Latife Hanim", by the journalist Ipek Calislar, is a surprising and controversial portrait, presented here by Nimet Seker
Documentary about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

A Film Has Turkey Talking

A documentary on the founder of the Turkish Republic is causing a stir in Turkey. As young audiences in particular engage with the controversial film, the filmmaker and journalist Can Dündar is increasingly coming under attack. Yet he is anything but a strong critic of Atatürk. Jürgen Gottschlich has the details
Rainer Hermann: Where is Turkey Heading?

The Illusion of National Homogeneity

Rainer Hermann is one of Germany's most respected and important foreign correspondents. He is now set to leave Turkey for Dubai, after 17 years. His recent book draws on his experiences in the country over that time. Semiran Kaya on an outstanding piece of writing
Interview with the Libyan Writer Ibrahim Al-Koni

The Destructive Nature of Tyranny

Ibrahim Al-Koni is arguably the world's best-known Libyan writer. Although he usually refrains from making direct political comment, in this interview with Susanne Schanda he talks about his experience of the uprising in Libya
The Libyan Writer Ibrahim Al-Koni

"The True Trade Is Life"

Ibrahim Al-Koni, scion of a Libyan Tuareg family, is regarded as the great writer of the Sahara. In his new novel "The Puppet" Al-Koni perceptively depicts the way in which the modern world intrudes into the Tuaregs' traditional society. Kersten Knipp presents the novel
Book Review Hisham Matar

In the Country of Men

A country fraught with innuendos, a life fraught with danger – Hisham Matar, the son of a Libyan dissident, describes in his semi-autobiographical debut novel the childhood of a Libyan boy. By Georg Patzer
The Libyan Opposition against Gaddafi

All Power to the Tribes

The opposition movement that emerged from Benghazi has completely changed the role of the opposition. The exile opposition has become insignificant overnight. An analysis by Hanspeter Mattes
Migrants in Libya

Gate-Money for the Desert State

An estimated two million migrants live in Libya, most of which want to move on to Europe. But after the rapprochement with Europe, the EU, in part, supports Gaddafi's refugee and deportation policy. By Charlotte Wiedemann
How to Deal with the "New Ghaddafi"?

Opportunities and Risks in Rapprochement

The rapid pace by which Libyan-EU relations have normalised can be explained by common interests. But there are risks involved in an unconditional embrace of this authoritarian regime. An analysis by Isabelle Werenfels
Libya

Looking for a Fourth Way

Revolutionary leader Qadhafi is currently attempting a foreign-policy balancing act: On the one hand, he is making extensive concessions in an attempt to gain favor in the West, while on the other hand holding fast to his vision of becoming the leader of a "United States of Africa".