Smoke signals: It’s been a tumultuous year in Turkey. Whether it’s Kurdish unrest or an increasingly vitriolic debate over the role of Islam in society, this nation of 72 million has seen an unprecedented level of political ferment in recent months. Above, a Kurdish youth demonstrates during Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year, on March 23. Many Kurds, who comprise roughly 20 percent of Turkey’s population, accuse the government of trying to suppress their language and culture.