Hugh Pope
Author, Reporter, Editor
Category: Turkey
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Reflections of a deliberative democrat on debating the Ottoman Empire in the Oxford Union, 20 November 2025
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How making the ascent of Mount Olympos on the southern Turkish coast redoubled my appreciation of the raw beauty of a region where my wife and I built a house twenty years ago.
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A farewell bow to my 43 years of reporting notebooks.
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Review by Hugh Pope of Andrew Finkel’s excellent debut novel The Adventure of the Second Wife: The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and the Ottoman Sultan.
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I’d like to make a bet that Türkiye – the official name for Turkey since 2021 – is about to make a comeback after years of disastrous economic policies, fear-mongering leadership and regional turmoil. Being invited this week by the Bruegel think-tank in Brussels for a discussion with Turkish Treasury & Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek…
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How writing for decision-makers is the art of getting a message across to people who have little time to read – and who sometimes don’t even want to listen.
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Faced with another five years of polarising electoral politics, could Turkey do with a dose of sortition?
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How are things going in Iraqi Kurdistan? I enjoyed ten days there this winter and – even though I know people often take a very dim view of the region’s prospects – the piece below published in the Byline Times is my attempt to give a fair answer the question. I was lucky to be…
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In the best tradition of books written by foreign correspondents, Hannah Lucinda Smith offers a journey in brave and well-informed company. Whether explaining the grip of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Turkey, dodging Islamists in northern Syria or shining light into the backrooms of London’s relationship with Ankara, she’s a companion who writes frankly and…
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