Turkey’s Erdoğan Is Hanging on for Dear Life
By BEHLÜL ÖZKAN* The World Post ISTANBUL — The June 7 elections in Turkey spelled the end of 13 years of single-party rule by the [more >>>]
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Netherlands Reacts to Deportation of Journalist Geerdink
bianet.org Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink who had been living in Diyarbakır province, in southeastern Turkey and working on Kurdish question had been detained in Yüksekova [more >>>]
Call from Artists to Artists to Campaign for Peace
By BEYZA KURAL bianet.org Artists seeking answer to question “What should be done for the sake of peace, humanity, environment, future, and environment?” upon Independent [more >>>]
A New Awakening: An Interview with Nor Zartonk’s Sayat Tekir
By NANORE BARSOUMIAN* The Armenian Weekly An Armenian Struggle Against Rights Abuses in Turkey ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—In late June, as the live-in demonstration to save [more >>>]
Politics and diplomacy in Turkey: time to talk
By WILLIAM GOURLAY* opendemocracy.net Beset by domestic and regional crises, Turkey has adopted a defensive posture where dialogue would be preferable. The news coming out [more >>>]
A Turkish Stadium Harbors a Stark Message for Multiculturalism
By JAMES DORSEY* The Huffington Post A condemned Turkish stadium harbours a dark warning of the long-term consequences of ethnic cleansing or what Turks euphemistically [more >>>]
Attack against Camp Armen Volunteers
BIA News Desk Volunteers who have been on duty for 100 days in Camp Armen not to let the camp be broken down and to [more >>>]
As Turkey Bombed Anti-ISIS Fighters, It Hired Lobbying Firm Tied to 2016 Candidates
By LEE FANG The Intercept (firstlook.org) On July 24, Turkey launched a massive military campaign that included sweeping attacks against Kurdish forces as well as [more >>>]
Post-Suruç Turkey
By CAGLA AYKAC opendemocracy.net It has been not much more than a couple of weeks since 31 young activists were killed in a suicide bombing [more >>>]
Turkey’s False Spring
By AYKAN ERDEMIR* The National Interest Despite Erdogan’s recent electoral setback, winter is coming. Turkey’s recent June elections have produced a religiously diverse parliament that [more >>>]