Hugh Pope

Author, Reporter, Editor

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Writer of books on Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. Formerly Director of Communications & Outreach and Turkey/Cyprus Project Director for International Crisis Group. Ex-Turkey & Middle East staff correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.

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  • A ringside seat as Istanbul protests

    My house in Istanbul is on one of the main arteries leading to Gezi Park and Taksim Square, giving a ringside seat to the extraordinary wave of protests gripping the city — and plentiful doses of tear gas too.