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Is Syrian “Peace” Conference Laying the Foundation for War?
The Geneva II “peace” conference has all the indicia of a sham.
Turkey in Crisis: Understanding the Erdogan/Gulen Split
Baris Karaagac: The events of the past two years has plunged Turkey into crisis, pitting two of the country's most powerful figures and former allies against each other Turkish …
Taksim Square Protesters Charged With Terrorism, Attempting Coup
Hundreds were indicted in Turkey for participating in the mass movement that started with Gezi Park and evolved into anti-Erdogan protests last summer.
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The Myth of Turkish Secularism
Turkey is a secular state. So its government and nearly all mainstream Western media claim. They are mistaken.
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US Pulls Staff from Outposts in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq
Citing increased threats to American citizens as the United States debates military action in Syria, the Obama administration on Friday ordered nonessential personnel out of its embassy in neighboring …
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Response to Syria a Duplicitous Affair
Caution about war against Syria is more than warranted by knowledge of the history of US interventions in other countries' domestic quarrels.
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The Kurds: Opportunity and Peril
For almost a century, the Kurdsu2014one of the worldu2019s largest ethnic groups without its own stateu2014have been deceived and double-crossed, their language and culture suppressed, their villages burned and …
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Defiant Turkish Demonstrators “Finding New Ways to Protest” in Face of Relentless State Crackdown
The Turkish government is threatening to send armed troops into cities to quell the ongoing anti-government protests that have continued despite an increasingly violent state crackdown.
Turkey Needs a “Labor Rights Spring“
One backdrop to the anti-government protests in Turkey this month is the Erdogan government's repression of workers' rights to organize and strike that has long been a trend in …
Turkey Threatens Doctors and First Responders, Violates Medical Neutrality
The Turkish Health Ministry issued a threat to take medical licenses to practice away from doctors who have been providing treatment to the protesters in Istanbul. They are also …