Over the course of the past few weeks, Turkey has made itself the center of the world’s attention as Ankara juggles between the rapid depreciation of its currency, the lira. The country also prepares...

When you think of gender-related movements in Turkey, you think of the Turkish headscarf laws. Until 2013, women working in the public sector and students in universities were not allowed to wear the headscarf....

In 2015, 850,000 Syrian refugees gained access to Greece, and thereby Europe, via the Aegean Sea, according to The Guardian. Under immense political pressure to quell the refugee flow, European Union leaders...

Most of you probably read that headline and mentally responded with a, “Duh!” For most Americans (and foreign dignitaries), U.S. Vice President Joe Biden does not exactly scream “competency.” However,...