Much is made of male circumcision (or sünnet) in Turkey, a ritual that many believe marks the first step of a boy becoming a man. Photographer Bradley Secker has gained access to Istanbul’s ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — His voice quavering with emotion, his eyes blazing with missionary zeal, Kemal Ozkan, Turkey’s self-proclaimed “Sultan of Circumcision,” recalls the day in early October when he ...

"The brutal tradition of sunnet is deeply ingrained in Muslim culture," he said. "But that doesn't mean it can't be replaced with a peaceful alternative. Rites of passage do not have to be cruel, and ...

A SERIES of pictures shows the contorted faces of young boys screaming as they undergo ritual circumcision in Turkey. An adult holds each lad down on a bed as a medic performs the surgery, which ...

Photographer Ahmet Izgi recorded the reactions of a number of boys aged around six or seven at a clinic in the capital Ankara A SERIES of pictures shows the contorted faces of young boys screaming as ...