Thomas Seibert

Thomas Seibert is an Istanbul-based correspondent. A German national, he worked for AFP, Reuters and the New York Times before moving to Turkey in 1997. He also spent two years in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. correspondent for the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel.

BYZANTINE PLOT

Will Erdogan Turn Hagia Sophia Back Into a Mosque?

The crown jewel of Byzantine churches was made a mosque under the Ottomans, then a museum under Ataturk. Now Erdogan wants it to be a mosque again, and outrage is growing.

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COUP

Brutal Erdogan Fires Turkish PM

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was sacked after securing a face-to-face meeting with President Obama. Erdogan may replace him with his son-in-law.

Thomas Seibert

STEP BACK

Europe’s First Islamic Constitution?

A debate is raging in Turkey right now over what type of constitution the country should have in the modern world. Up for debate? Making it an Islamic one.

Thomas Seibert

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SLIMEBALLS

Turkey’s Pervert Politics

A real sex scandal at a school allied to the Turkish president leads to accusations of sexual and political deviation, with the one hard to tell from the other.

Thomas Seibert

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SCARY

ISIS Fears Run Americans Out of Turkey

The U.S. is pulling military families out of Turkey and Israel is urging all citizens to leave the country as soon as possible over concerns of a looming terror attack.

Thomas Seibert

Thomas Seibert

Will Erdogan Turn Hagia Sophia Back Into a Mosque?

Brutal Erdogan Fires Turkish PM

Europe’s First Islamic Constitution?

Turkey’s Pervert Politics

ISIS Fears Run Americans Out of Turkey

Ankara Car Bomb in Widening Terror War

Panic as Turkish President Seizes Paper

A New Target for ISIS: Tourists

Turkey’s Heartless Merchants of Death

The Weapon That Will Supercharge Turkey