With three essays from our Istanbul Seminars, Resetdoc carries on the debate on viable models for the coexistence of diversity. We believe that philosophical reflection on this topic is most helpful if developed before the trap of resentment and retaliation is cocked, let alone set off. Beate Roessler’s article addresses the fundamental problem for intercultural relations of how to conceive that flourishing of a culture (and persons within a culture) which then specific legal provisions or administrative policies may enhance or stifle. David Rasmussen revisits the notion of the political, while Fuat Keyman addresses these issues with reference to the centrality of the ‘Kurdish Question’ for the consolidation of Turkish Democracy.