The Economist1d
A new crackdown is gathering strength in Turkey
T URKEY’s TV stars do not have it easy. The global success of the country’s soap operas, episodes that last up to three hours ...
Morning Star3d
Turkish police detain 10 opposition party members
The detainees include the deputy mayors of the districts of Kartal and Atasehir, along with eight district municipal council members, Anadolu reported. All are members of Turkey’s main opposition ...
Turkey detains 10 officials, widening a crackdown on Istanbul's opposition-held districts
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 10 senior officials of district municipalities in Istanbul over ...
KPCNews5d
Turkey detains three journalists over Istanbul prosecutor story
Three journalists from the left-leaning BirGun newspaper were detained for several hours under anti-terror legislation over a ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as Arabs. Now they are seizing the ...