The shift in the US’ approach to Turkey became visible when President Obama wouldn’t hold an official meeting with the Turkish leader during the latter’s ongoing visit to America. Despite several common objectives with Ankara, Washington seems to be incapable of turning a...
Professional criminals convince parents that their daughters are going to a better life in Turkey. The parents are given 2000-5000 Turkish liras ($700-$1700) as a “bride price” — an enormous sum for a poor Syrian...
A member of the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, or SGDF, 24-year-old Ekinci was one of a growing number of Western students forging links with Kurdish youth groups in both southeastern Turkey and in the town...
The 8th annual report on the death penalty in Iran shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran had one of the darkest years of its history with reference to the number of executions. On average...
Al-Nusra fighters connected to Turkish government revenge on civilians due to the defeat from Kurdish fighters. Kurdish urban area is under artillery by Al-Nusra front. They have shell Kurdish urban area in Shex Maqsud suburb...
The campaign has been relentless: an “onslaught” of collective punishment, according to Amnesty International. Sur was subjected to more than 100 days of 24-hour curfews until operations ended in early March. The dust is settling...
Turkey adds aerial bombardment to its ongoing attacks on the Kurdish town of Nusaybin: “The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has given the Turkish Armed Forces complete authority in Mardin’s Nusaybin district. According to...
From Dr. Sheyholislami’s page: “This is a great interview with Dr. Michael Chyet, an American linguist, lexicographer، folklorist, teacher, librarian, and much more، who is currently working at the Library of Congress. In this interview,...
Turkish special forces shooting civilians by helicopter , tanks, heavy machine guns, The situation has gone significantly worse in occupied Kurdistan in Southeastern Turkey (Nusabybin). United States government has been silent reagrding the issue and...
As for the Kurdish front in Syria, in June 2015, Erdoğan warned that he would never allow a Kurdish state to be established in Syria. But much to his chagrin, the Kurds on Turkey’s southern...