Friday, 4 April , 2025

Turkey

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...

Idlib – Reportage from the last front in Syria

Text and photos: Andre Vltchek Mar.8 , 2019 For a while, all the guns have fallen silent. I am near Idlib, the last stronghold of the terrorists...

La crise grecque : Première «bataille» d’une «guerre» pour l’Europe –...

De Dimitris Konstantakopoulos 20 Mars 2010 «Nous ne mourrons pas pour Dantzig», disaient les Français il y a soixante-dix ans. «Nous ne paierons pas pour les...