World

2018/06/21

Red alarms went off for the pro-government media hours after a Turkish paper published a controversial interview with an owner...

World

Erdogan Says Current Borders Imposed on Turkey, Infuriating Neighbors

by Macit Ferhan

2017/01/31

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw political prudence to the wind by opening Turkey’s and regional borders into questioning, after he...

World

Iraq, Turkey Agree On Mosul Campaign In Sign Of Thaw

by Emrah Ulker

2017/07/14

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Turkey and Iraq have reached an agreement in principle that would allow Turkish...

World

World Rights Groups Demand Turkey Scrap Emergency Rule

2016/10/20

At least 25 leading international rights groups in various fields, human rights and media, have called for an end to...

World

Erdogan Cites Ottoman-Era Manifesto To Make Case For Mosul

2017/08/12

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cited an Ottoman-era manifesto to make a case for his country's participation in a...

World

Erdogan Insists on Mosul Operation in Sign of Regional Escalation

2016/10/18

As Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces have launched the long-anticipated offensive to take back Mosul from Islamic State, or ISIS,...

World

Erdogan Blasts U.S. Over Working With ‘Trash’ PYD

2016/10/16

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his sharp criticism of the U.S. over advanced cooperation with the PYD, Syrian Kurdish political...

Middle East

My Husband, School Teacher, Arrested For ‘Ousting Govt’

2016/10/15

Meet Ayse. She had been working as a teacher for more than 15 years in Istanbul. The post-coup purge also...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AP

Middle East

Erdogan Renews Support For Death Penalty Despite Western Disapproval

2016/10/15

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back his critics in Europe and renewed his endorsement of the death penalty for...

People chant slogans during a pro-government rally in central Istanbul's Taksim square. Photo: AP

Middle East

Turkey To Try Coup Suspects Behind Closed Doors

2016/10/14

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The Turkish government is pushing to investigate the failed coup attempt on July 15 behind closed doors, raising suspicions over...

Middle East

‘They Took Mommy Away’ — Orphans Of Turkey Purge

2017/04/29

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Omar's daydream was suddenly interrupted with loud ringtone coming out of his pocket. When he reached his cellphone, Omar distanced...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan Photo: Reuters

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Rift Deepens After War Of Words Between Turkish, Iraqi Leaders

2016/10/13

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A diplomatic dispute between Turkey and Iraq has reached a new level that threatens to upset relations after Turkish President...

Turkish academics are being taken to a prison in Bolu.

Middle East

Turkish Prisons Are Filled With Professors — Like My Father

by Merve Kayikci

2017/04/29

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A Turkish professor who was my father’s colleague and frequently visited our house is now incapable of counting right amount...

A Turkish police officer, center right, confronts a Turkish army officer, center left, that participated in the coup, after he was apprehended by civilians and handed over, in Istanbul's Taksim square, on July 16. Photo: AP

Middle East

Turkish Police Who Fought Against Putschist Soldiers Purged

2016/10/06

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Two Turkish police vehicles suddenly turn left and right to block a highway that connects to the Governor's Office in...

Juan E. Mendez, Special Rapporteur on torture. Photo: AP

Middle East

Turkey Delays Visit Of Anti-Torture Watchdog Amid Mistreatment Allegations

2016/09/22

Turkey has delayed a visit by U.N. anti-torture special rapporteur in the wake of criticism by human right groups over...

Middle East

Turkish President Threatens Expat Citizens With Links To US-Based Cleric

2016/09/21

Turkish president has threatened his citizens around the world who may have links to a U.S.-based cleric accused of masterminding...

Middle East

Another Inmate, A Prosecutor, Found Dead In Turkish Prison

2016/09/16

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A prosecutor who was rounded up after a failed military coup attempt in a Western province of Bursa was found...

World

In A Sign Of Rift, Turkey Steps Up U.S. Bashing

2016/09/15

Turkey has kicked off another round of bashing of the United States, a campaign largely led by the government, in...

Brothers Ahmet and Mehmet Altan are among 120 imprisoned journalists as of September 12 in Turkey.

Middle East

International Outcry Over Arrest Of Altan Brothers Intensifies