July 20, 1974: A large-scale Turkish military invasion in the northern part of Cyprus changes the picture of the island for once and for all. Only a small area has been initially occupied by the Turkish forces; a few weeks...
Turkey has proceeded with its acquisition of Russian S-400 missiles, despite protests from the United States. Ankara’s decision to source anti-air missiles from Russia raised eyebrows in Washington when the deal was initially announced. Now that deliveries of the $2.5...
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s insistence to go ahead with the controversial S-400 Russian missile deal has sent shockwaves throughout much of the Middle East, Gulf region, and all the way to Washington. Parts of the most sophisticated anti-aircraft and...
“Whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey,” noted president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not so long ago. Words he’ll live to regret, if ever they come true. The city of his birth, his political awakening and his ascent to power is – after...
Dere (Iraq) Iraq may soon become the battleground in a US – Iran conflict, but it is Turkey’s war against Kurdish militants in the north that has locals fearing for their lives. Farid Marxal lives with his family on a...
A new day begins in Turkey, as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party lost the Istanbul mayoral election for the second time this year. After the March 31 election resulted in 48.8 percent in favor of Ekrem Imamoglu versus 45.55 percent...
You would be forgiven for thinking it was the plot of a classic Franz Kafka story. Ahmet Hüsrev Altan, a Turkish journalist, former editor (of Taraf) and novelist, is woken from sleep at 05.42 am by his doorbell ringing. In...
(Istanbul) An unused 19th century cemetery tucked away behind high walls in an Istanbul suburb and surrounded by a park and playground is about to make history. A Christian community tracing its roots back to the earliest time of the...
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