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Mediterranean

Istanbul: History Unfolds in the Capital of a Long-Gone Empire

Cassim Shepard

Aesthetics, power and history in Turkey's most famous city.

  • Mediterranean
  • Turkey
  • Gentrification
  • History
  • Travel

Stranger Sounds: The Mediterranean

Stranger’s Guide

Dance music from across the Mediterranean with a few breaths of folk and jazz

  • Mediterranean
  • Music

What Remains of the Landscape

photography by Txema Salvans

Scenes from the Mediterranean's disappearing coast

  • Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Spain
  • Infrastructure
  • Photography

The Refugees of Zaatari

Zarlasht Halaimzai

Life in a camp for Syrians displaced by war

  • Jordan
  • Mediterranean
  • Middle East
  • Migration
  • Refugees

Disorganized Crime

Alex Hannaford

How the Albanian mafia went global

  • Albania
  • Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Crime

The Keepers of Flamenco

Christina Zanfagna with Anya de Marie

How a Roma tradition became one of Spain's most famous exports

  • Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Spain
  • Dance
  • History
  • Music

Welcome to the Mediterranean

Stranger’s Guide

A note from our co-founders

  • Mediterranean

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