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Sunni Alliances Trump Obama Administration Terrorism Concerns in Syria
The US military bases located in Sunni nations remain more important to US policy makers than addressing terrorist threats.
A People Expunged: Marking the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Amid Ongoing Turkish Denials
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were exterminated.
Turkey’s Support for IS Against the Kurds Exposes Flawed US Strategy
After their defeat in Kobani, IS has turned their guns on another Kurdish town. Is Turkey - a key NATO ally - aiding the jihadists?
Turkey Moves Closer to Becoming a Fully Fledged Police State
The Turkish parliament has been debating the government's proposed new security law.
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Rise of IS Brings Turkey’s Rabid Rejection of Kurdish Rights to Fore
The emergence of the PKK as a deterrent to the Sunni jihadists and the Islamic State has led to discomfort in the West.
After Ignoring ISIS Assault on Kobani, US Launches Major Strikes and Arms Turkey’s Kurdish Foes
As news cameras on the Turkish-Syrian border showed Islamic State fighters assaulting a town in plain sight, the US-led coalition responded with the most airstrikes of its Syria campaign.
Turkey Joins the War Campaign Against the Islamic State
Scholar Edmund Ghareeb explains how the authorization for military force against Islamic State by the Turkish parliament will affect peace negotiations with the Kurds.
Turkish-Syrian Border a “Great Hole” in Obama’s UN Speech
Vijay Prashad says Obama's comments on enforcing international norms have no credibility with most people around the world and are aimed at appeasing liberal unease.
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Bulgaria, No Country for Syrian Refugees
Since November last year, Bulgaria has virtually closed its borders to an inflow of Syrian asylum seekers and other migrants trying to enter the country from Turkey, while EU …
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The Tragedy of the Soma Mine Workers
At this point, the death toll in the Soma mining accident has already reached 245, with reports of another 100 workers remaining in the mine, yet unreached.