On Sunday, a court ordered Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and several dozen co-defendants jailed on charges of “corruption”. Here’s what we know about this case, which the mayor’s CHP ...

Turkey is bracing for more civil unrest, after at least 340 people were arrested overnight Friday during a third day of ...

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 ...

AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...

Hundreds of supporters gathered in front of an Istanbul courthouse on Saturday, where detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...

"It is utterly dangerous and wrong to mischaracterise the investigations," Turkish Justice Minister Yilzam Tunc said.

Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...

The attack was part of the larger genocidal Anfal campaign that Iraq carried out against Kurds.This is the 37th anniversary of the attack, which killed about 5,000 people. The larger Anfal campaign ...

For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...

United Nations-backed human rights experts allege Israel has caused "disproportionate violence against women and children" during the war against Hamas in Gaza, ...

March 12 (UPI) --Syria's interim government said it has reached a landmark agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into state institutions as it continues to try to unify the country following ...

homelessness and immigration enforcement — with the constant threat that the federal government could reassert control over a capital city that has enjoyed a good deal of autonomy in recent decades.