Esra Gurmen
Once Upon a Time, Brazil Protested with Psychedelic Rock ’n’ Roll
The Tropicália movement only lasted a couple of years before it was clamped down on by the military. With the introduction of an extreme decree called Institutional Act Number Five, they jailed thousands of people, including leftists, activists, and...
Talking to the Bulldozer-Hijacking Soccer Fans About Their Role in the Turkish Uprising
On the night of June 2—the third day of an out-and-out war between police and protesters—Çarşı members hotwired a bulldozer that had been left at the construction site outside Beşiktaş's Inönü Stadium and used it to push the police water-cannon trucks...
The Loneliness of the Village at the End of the World
Last year, director Sarah Gavron and cinematographer David Katznelson visited Niaqornat, a tiny village in Greenland, and made a documentary centered on the collision between the old and the new, and the residents’ struggle with climate change and...
Turkey Almost Lost Its Internet
For years the Turkish Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK) has tried to prevent its citizens from watching Drake videos on YouTube. This year they upped the ante.