This weekend's referendum will be a crucial moment for Turkey. Watch novelist Elif Shafak on how her country stopped laughing – and why Sunday’s vote matters for all of us.
Elif Shafak, Hrant Dink's dream
Imagine an exquisite dinner scene in Istanbul. A long, long table, at least thirty people. It is kind of breezy outside, the infamous
"Can you go out? Can you walk on the streets without fear of assassination or an assault from Turkish nationalists?" asked the Belgian journalist at the end of