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Blogs, Infrastructure 10 July, 2023

The politics and economics behind Egypt’s new capital project

What and who is a capital city for? At once home to the administrative machinery of a sovereign government and seat of political authority, capitals also serve as a symbol of national identity – at best unifying a population as a...

Blogs, Infrastructure 20 December, 2022

Land grab: the winners (and losers) of coastal land reclamation in the Middle East

When people think of the Middle East and environmental issues, often the first thing that comes to mind is the scarcity of water. The region is home to 6.3% of the world's population, but only has access to 2% of its renewable...

Blogs, Infrastructure 6 September, 2022

International buyers and real estate in Turkey: a pressure cooker

Migration is currently one of the hot topics dominating everyday Turkish discourse. Although the exact figures are unclear, Turkey may have received as many as eight million foreign nationals over the last ten years, representing...

Blogs 17 January, 2022

Turkish TV drama, and other conversation starters

Studying the Middle East as a Turkish researcher is no easy task. There are the practical challenges of conducting fieldwork in the region – navigating visa restrictions that are often subject to the political relations between...