Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Constitution, Wine in Lebanon, and Iraq’s Provinces
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Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Constitution, Wine in Lebanon, and Iraq’s Provinces

Reading selections for the weekend of January 13, 2017.
A Syrian labourer gathers grapes at Chateau Kefraya in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley at the end of the harvest (Jamal Saidi/Reuters).
A Syrian labourer gathers grapes at Chateau Kefraya in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley at the end of the harvest (Jamal Saidi/Reuters).
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
January 13, 2017 5:00 pm (EST)

Michael Daventry tracks the voting progress on eighteen amendments to Turkey’s constitution as the so-called “executive presidency” bill makes its way through the Turkish legislature.

Victor Argo explores wine-making in Lebanon as an expression of national identity.

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Turkey

Lebanon

Iraq

Mustafa Habib finds that Iraq’s provincial councils are becoming a dangerous battleground between rival political actors.

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Turkey

Lebanon

Iraq