The Armenian Weekly3h
The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant
With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the ...
Al-Monitor3h
Protests in Turkey as Imamoglu, key Erdogan rival, is arrested
As the detention of Istanbul's mayor and the arrest of more than 100 raise alarms over an escalating crackdown on opposition, ...
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms ...
Al-Monitor3h
Turkey detains Imamoglu, Erdogan’s key rival, sparking outcry
As the detention of Istanbul's mayor and the arrest of more than 100 raise alarms over an escalating crackdown on opposition, ...
Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan
Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of ...
The World from PRX on MSN5d
‘The times are changing’: Kurds cautiously optimistic about PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey
For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...
Turkey says it will closely monitor a Syrian government deal with a Kurdish armed group
Turkey’s foreign minister says Ankara is closely monitoring an agreement between the Syrian government and a U.S-backed ...
Pro-Kurdish party says Turkey vague on peace steps after PKK pledge
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party said that President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance had offered no clear steps during closed-door talks on Monday meant to advance a peace process after Kurdish militants ...
Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
On March 18, the politician – seen as a powerful rival to long-ruling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – saw his bachelor’s degree revoked by Istanbul University. A day later, İmamoğlu was ...
Turkey detains Erdogan's main rival in what opposition calls 'coup'
STORY: Protesters rallied near Istanbul’s police headquarters on Wednesday, following the detention of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, ...
The Economist13d
Kurdish rebels in Turkey declare a ceasefire
Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan ...