A senior Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) official has voiced concerns over Turkey’s potential military build-up in Syria, ...

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip ...

The PKK’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire has won support among Kurds in southeastern Turkey, but hope for peace is ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence ...

Uraz Aydin answers questions from Antoine Larrache about the mobilization currently building in Turkey after the arrest of ...

The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu after six nights of massive ...

Ekrem Imamoglu The 53-year-old is considered modern and eloquent. He is also known as a politician who strives to include opponents instead of dividing them. It may well be this rather unusual ...

Protests against Turkish President Erdogan have been ongoing since the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Human ...

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...