Erin O’Brien is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey, covering politics and culture.

04.03.2022

• Erin O’Brien

Viktor Orbán’s New “Pro-Refugee” Stance Is Opportunistic — and Still Racist

Ahead of today’s Hungarian election, Viktor Orbán has boasted of his solidarity with Ukrainian refugees. The anti-immigrant premier has folded to public sympathy for Ukrainians — but the welcome doesn’t extend to everyone fleeing war.

03.13.2022

• Erin O’Brien

In Erdoğan’s Turkey, Privatization Means Corruption and Collapsed Infrastructure

Residents of Isparta, Turkey, were left without power for weeks after the city was hit by blizzards. This was no mere natural disaster — the lights wouldn’t have gone out if not for the chronic mismanagement of basic utilities by President Erdoğan’s cronies.