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The kiss of freedom

Friday 29 September 2017

"I think part of the reason why it was a hit was because people had grown sick and tired of seeing violence and bad news in Turkey," writes Istanbul-based photographer Yasin Akgul of a photo that he took that went viral in Turkey -- a shot of journalist Kadri Gursel kissing his wife as he was released from nearly a year behind bars.

"And here was some good news for once, a warm and beautiful image to share."

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Coming home to Kobane

Friday 27 March 2015

"I travelled to Kobane a day before Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, and stayed for a week to photograph people returning to their homes, two months after the Kurds recaptured the town from Islamic State fighters," writes the photographer Yasin Akgul. "The last time I was here, just after the Islamists were chased out, the place was strewn with burning cars and corpses. Eight percent of the town is destroyed, But two months on, there are signs of normal life beginning to resume."

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