Blinken visits Ankara amid fears that Turkish policy will stoke ISIS resurgence
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has visited Ankara, with his team concluding meetings with President Recep Tayyip ...
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Iran-Turkey diverge on Syria, yet confident in Astana peace process
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara on 2 December. The discussions centred on ...
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Karayılan: Öcalan’s freedom key to solving Kurdish question
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commander Murat Karayılan has reiterated that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned co-founder of the PKK, is central ...
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AKP government increases pressure on municipalities run by opposition
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in Turkey has intensified investigations into the metropolitan municipalities of Ankara and ...
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Turkish court papers granting ISIS captors custody of Yazidi child revealed 18 months on
A Yazidi child rescued from ISIS captivity in Turkey was placed under the guardianship of a family linked not only ...
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Human rights groups demand release of severely ill prisoners in Turkey
Human rights defenders in Turkey are demanding the immediate release of two severely ill political prisoners who require constant medical ...
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‘Rojava Bombed But Still Standing’: new short film by Chris Den Hond
A new round of talks on the Kurdish question seemed to be on the horizon in Turkey in mid-October 2024, ...
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The CHP under the spotlight – a weekly news review
News from Turkey proceeds with more plot twists than a Shakespeare comedy, while instead of Shakespearian cross dressing we see ...
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‘Rojava Bombed But Still Standing’: new short film by Chris Den Hond
A new round of talks on the Kurdish question seemed to be on the horizon in Turkey in mid-October 2024, ...
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Erdoğan dismisses PKK from talks, repeats ‘brotherhood’ rhetoric without offering Kurdish rights
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asserted that the "Kurdish brothers" are Turkey's legitimate parties in discussions concerning the Kurdish issue, effectively ...
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