Nil Köksal

Martine Paroyan and Jhon Perez and their children have not been in their north Toronto home since before last winter’s ice storm.

Thousands have rallied across Turkey in response to the brutal killing of 20-year-old psychology student Özgecan Aslan.

Since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, many commentators have wondered whether Islam can tolerate comic criticism. But satire has been thriving in the predominantly Muslim country of Turkey for decades, writes CBC’s Nil Koksal.