Turkey

By Stathis Habibis Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) was built in the 6th century in the then capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, known now as...

By Ekaterina Blinova A hidden struggle for hearts and minds is going on in Syria: Western geopolitical players are trying to establish their control over...

Turkish military and police forces have mounted a sweeping operation against the PKK for more than a year, during which thousands of people have been killed and some 400,000 civilians have been forced to leave their homes, while Kurdish towns go to ruin.

By Peter Koenig and Amin Abadi, The Kayhan Institute A few weeks ago, Amin Abadi from the The Kayhan Institute of Teheran asked me for...

By Robert Fisk Just why is the Sultan of Turkey so impatient to get hold of that visa-free EU travel for his people to visit...

You can watch the press conference held in Athens by president Putin and PM Tsipras from the 27th minute of the video and on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gMk0SfSJ-k

By S.G. GRIMALDI AND SELIM KORU There is a duel going on in Turkey’s southern province of Kilis. Since the beginning of the year, forces of the Islamic...

by Burak Bekdil The new constitution "will emphasize Islam and faith in Allah." — Abdulkadir Selvi, pro-government columnist. "We are a Muslim country. That is why...

The Davutoglu era is over Should I boast about being prophetic because less than 48 hours ago I informed my editor at Al-Monitor that the...

By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos It is usual in European politics those years, for people to vote one thing and their leaders to do another. This is...