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Fabled Antakya fears losing its ‘soul’ in Turkey’s earthquake ruins

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilizations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't...

Assad visits Moscow for talks on Turkey-Syria ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for talks as the Kremlin steps up efforts to reconcile Ankara and...

Governor of earthquake-stricken Hatay province resigns to run in elections

In a move that has attracted harsh criticism, the governor of Hatay, among the Turkish provinces hardest hit by two powerful earthquakes last month,...

Women left vulnerable to physical and sexual violence in earthquake zones, say activists

Activists have said twin earthquakes that hit southern and southeastern Turkey in early February left women vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, the Stockholm...

Prominent rights activist Gergerlioğlu says won’t run for parliament in upcoming elections

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a prominent human rights advocate, has announced that he will not...

International appeal urges Turkish gov’t to end legal assault on HDP

Well-known leftist politicians and activists from around the world have called on the Turkish government to halt its legal attacks on the country’s pro-Kurdish...

Celebrities, women’s rights activists condemn attempted attack on transexual woman

Celebrities and women’s rights associations in Turkey have condemned an attempted attack on Selin Ciğerci, a transexual woman, businesswoman and social media celebrity, by...

Former CHP presidential candidate announces another election bid

In a move that is feared to divide votes among Turkey’s opposition, leader of the opposition Homeland Party (MP) Muharrem İnce, a former presidential...

Germany’s SPD voices solidarity with Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP over closure case

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany has released a message of solidarity with Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which is facing a...

[OPINION] The logistics of challenging Erdoğan

Ali Dinçer* General Omar Bradley once said, “Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.” And he wouldn’t have had the stellar career he had if he...

[ANALYSIS] Politicization of the TSK: Lt. Gen. Kahya and the teacup incident

Fatih Yurtsever* On Thursday Turkey, Sweden and Finland held a second round of trilateral talks at NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the potential accession...

[OPINION] Why Bashar al-Assad does not trust Erdoğan

Türkmen Terzi Despite persistent attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president has repeatedly ignored invitations...

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