Nicholas Birch lived in Istanbul, Turkey, from 2002 to 2009, working as a freelancer. His work—mainly from Turkey and Iraq—has appeared in a range of publications, including the <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>Time Magazine</em>, the <em>Guardian</em> and the <em> Times Literary Supplement</em>. He was a stringer for the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> and the <em>Times of London</em> until the end of 2009. He now lives in London.

A Judicial Coup

[caption id="attachment_55229590" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Prime Minister Erdogan and his AKP party may move to reduce the powers of…

Tranquility Street

[caption id="attachment_55238497" align="alignnone" width="638"] Screen grab from the television adaptation of novel Huzur Sokağı shows protagonists…

Big Brother Erdoğan

[caption id="attachment_55239702" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurds carry the coffins of victims of a Turkish air raid, outside Uludere Hospital…

Tailoring the Dress Code

[caption id="attachment_55240664" align="alignnone" width="620"] Children line up for morning assembly at a Kurdish village school in Kars province…

The Beast of Bağözü

[caption id="attachment_55241964" align="alignnone" width="620"] Phea, mother of God, riding her lions to fight with the Giants in a reconstruction…

Tarred with the Same Brush

[caption id="attachment_55242664" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and Turkish president Abdullah Gül …

Ankara’s Creationists

[caption id="attachment_55243324" align="alignnone" width="620"] A child looks at a display at the Museum of Creation and Earth History in Santee,…

Prospects for Kurdish Peace

[caption id="attachment_55244317" align="alignnone" width="592"] A masked Kurdish boy flashes the 'V for victory' sign while another holds a flag…

The Best of Enemies

[caption id="attachment_55245176" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivers a speech during the…

Coming Soon to Turkey

[caption id="attachment_55245842" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurdish people listen to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announce his…