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Rojava’s Improvised Revolution

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Oct 9, 2023 How the Middle East’s most progressive society survives in the face of catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

World

Turkey Ten Years On: The Ghosts of Gezi Park

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Jun 21, 2023 The memory of modern Turkey is not only a memory of violence, but also a memory of protests across generations. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

World

Post-Election Turkey Is More Divided Than Ever

Arzu Geybullayeva / Global Voices Jun 5, 2023 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having secured five more years in power, is sure to set deepen his authoritarian hold over Turkey. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dispatch From Turkey: “Antioch Is Finished”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Feb 22, 2023 A letter from Antakya, where the earthquake has devastated Turkey's minority communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Aid for Syria Should Not Be Politicized

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / Middle East Monitor Feb 15, 2023 Aid for Syria should not be politicized to push for the rehabilitation of Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Will Earthquake Aid for Syria Be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 8, 2023 With thousands dead or wounded, will earthquake aid for Syria be impeded by US sanctions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Waves of Change

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 14, 2022 Turkey and Israel are setting aside political differences to collaborate on a major wave power project on the Black Sea. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fathers, Daughters and Videotape

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 8, 2022 “Aftersun” is anything but simple. Its moving tapestry of abstractions is the most precise and devastating piece of cinema this year. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women in Mexico marching for International Women's Day

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tear Gas Sprayed Across Migrants at Turkey-Greece Border

MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2020 EU leaders accuse Erdogan's government of using the refugees' desperation "for political purposes" as open-borders policy causes rush. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Russia, Turkey Announce Cease-Fire in Northwestern Syria

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2020 Putin and Erdogan reach deal to try to ease escalating tensions with Assad-led forces in Idlib and say they will help refugees return home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )