In Turkey a former cathedral is altered and repurposed as a mosque, in the U.S., monuments are removed, renamed and defaced.
Torture on the rise in Erdogan’s Turkey
Victims of human rights atrocities, forced disappearances and murder in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey are speaking out.
The genocide that never ends: Turkey, Azerbaijan renew threats to Armenians
But if you are Armenian living along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan or in the yet-to-be-recognized Republic of Artsakh (formerly Nagorno Karabagh), you did suffer such a rude awakening. To …
Turkey and Greece Need Angela Merkel’s Intervention
A rare opportunity to calm the troubled waters of the Eastern Mediterranean arose this week, with Turkey putting on hold a controversial seismic survey in an area contested by Greece. Its research …
Turkmenistan reduces import of chemicals from Turkey in 1H2020
President Ilham Aliyev approves funding for construction of new schools in Gabala, Gobustan, Shaki Politics 12:22 Azerbaijani president allocates funds for construction of Garamaryam-Ismayilli …
Cyprus: Putin ‘to Help Ease’ Gas Search Tensions With Turkey
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to intercede with Turkey to try and ease rising tensions over its oil and gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean waters that Cyprus …
Mining unit of Aluminium of Kazakhstan to commission more mine pits
Environmental impact assessment of wind power project in Azerbaijan to be completed by late 2020 Oil&Gas 19:04 Azerbaijan increased import of cars from Turkey in 1H2020 Transport 18:34 Demand for …
Qatar-linked media outlets in rare clash: Muslim Brotherhood vs. Arabist secularists
The dispute started with Qatar-linked AlAraby Television’s negative coverage of Turkey’s transformation of the Hagia Sofia museum into a mosque, including a post by AlAraby blogger Bilal Fadl …
Report: Car bomb in north Syria kills, wounds several people
BEIRUT — A car bomb exploded at checkpoint manned by Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters on Thursday in northeastern Syria, killing and wounding several people, Turkish state media and an …
Car Bomb Kills at Least Five Near Syria’s Ras Al Ain, Say Turkey’s Anadolu
BEIRUT — A car bomb killed at least five people near a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish-backed forces on Thursday, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency and the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, said. A …