Op-Ed: What Israel Can Learn from Turkey

Selene Verri 10 months ago Region: Turkey

This article was originally published on the blog Turkish Diary. Turkey has recently condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza. Ankara has even decided to suspend its mediating efforts between Israel and Syria. It would be ea... more

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Kirkuk Turmoil Over Council Move

IWPR a year ago Region: Iraq

Government calls for calm as Kirkuk authority urges union with Kurdish region. By Tiare Rath in New York Politicians have warned that Kirkuk provincial council’s threat to join the region to Iraqi Kurdistan will in... more

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Tough Two Weeks of Threats for Turkey

Global Voices a year ago Region: Turkey

Posted by Deborah Anne Dilley to Global Voices Online The past two weeks have been tough for the Republic of Turkey as they have been dealing with enemies from within. On July 9th, a terrorist attack on the US Consulate ... more

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Terror masterminded by Canadian

C.P. Antony 2 years ago Region: Canada

Gerald Blanchard, 35, a Canadian was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for masterminding a scheme to fund Muslim extremists by ripping off bank ATMs. He pleaded guilty to 16 charges, admitting he came ... more

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Turkey launches strikes on Iraq

C.P. Antony 2 years ago Region: Iraq

Turkish cobra helicopters demolished suspected Kurdish rebel targets today on the south-eastern border with Iraq in a second day of fighting in the Mount Cudi area. The Turkish Government has called a special Cabinet level... more

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Iraqi Kurds Back PKK Despite Hardships

IWPR a year ago Region: Iraq

 - By Yahya Ahmed in northern Iraq (ICR No. 254, 18-Apr-08) Abdulla Saeed walks to a makeshift tent a few kilometres from his deserted home. He hums a classic Kurdish song as he follows his donkey down a mount... more

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Kurdish photos by Italian photographers

Selene Verri a year ago Region: Turkey

Disclaimer: all the images in this post are under copyright and cannot be used, even partially, without the autors' authorization. The photos the title is about are not mine. Luckily, I'd say. In Diyarbakir, where I ... more

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Laçiner: "Turkey's EU accession is first of all an ethical issue"

Selene Verri 2 years ago Region: Turkey

I was in Istanbul on holiday, so I wasn't prepared for an interview. But when Aykan, a friend from Ankara, proposed me to meet Ömer Laçiner, it would have been a crime to refuse. Laçiner is a writer, ... more

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Turkey Is Warned By Iraqi Kurds About Air Strikes

Can Tran a year ago Region: Iraq

The bombardments by the Turkish military have been condemned by the Kurdish region’s president, Massoud Barzani. He had explained that thousands of innocent people have been killed in those raids. In the past eig... more

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Kurdish Leader Refuses To Meet With Rice

Can Tran a year ago Region: Iraq

Originally scheduled to meet Condoleezza Rice in Baghdad, the Kurdish leader, Massoud Barzani withdrew in protest. This was the result of several villages were bombed on Sunday by the Turkish military. The targets hit ... more

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