Turkey
Netanyahu Wins: World’s Press Reacts With Very Different Headlines
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was the first world leader to congratulate Netanyahu on Wednesday morning
Apr 10, 2019
Headlines around the world announced Wednesday that Benjamin...
Russian S-400 purchase a ‘done deal,’ despite US freeze on F-35...
3 Apr, 2019
Turkey’s top diplomat has stood firm on Ankara’s commitment to buy the S-400 anti-air system from Russia, just days after the...
Turkey elections: Opposition claims victory in Ankara, Istanbul result disputed
In a tight race, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party claimed victory in Istanbul, while the opposition declared itself the winner in Ankara. Sunday's...
Erdogan’s Cultural Wars
What caused Erdogan’s change of heart on Hagia Sophia?
March 29, 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks that Hagia Sophia, a famed Istanbul landmark,...
A symbol of civilizations: Hagia Sophia
MELİH USLU
December 10 2018
The first Hagia Sophia was built in 360 AD with a basilica layout and architectural features. In 405, Hagia Sophia was...
The new Arab OTAN –serving who?
By Margherita Furlan
March 3, 2019
“Iran is the main threat in the Middle East, and confronting the Islamic Republic is the key to achieving peace...
My Turkish detention ordeal has made me even more determined to...
Morning Star international editor STEVE SWEENEY explains how he was detained without explanation, branded a terrorist and deported after entering Turkey to report on...
UNESCO reacts to the Turkish provocation in Hagia Sofia
Turkey is following a particularly dangerous agenda
Greece has appealed to UNESCO to intervene after Muslim prayers were read at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on...
US threatens Turkey over Russian S-400 air defence purchase
By Jordan Shilton
28 March 2019
Turkish-US relations have deteriorated in recent weeks, with Washington threatening reprisals if Ankara goes ahead with the purchase of...
Turkish Occupation Continues to Erase Cyprus’ Heritage
By Nick Kampouris
Dec 10, 2018
Since the military invasion of Cyprus by the Turkish army during the summer of 1974, countless reports have been published...