In Turkey’s Rebel Country, Women Lead the Charge — in Soccer
Hakkari is in one of the most distant and neglected corners of the country. But the Kurdish area has produced a team without parallel
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In Deepest Kurdistan: A Wary Welcome for Peace with the Turks
A ceasefire ordered by their imprisoned leader gives the embattled minority hope for a historic peace
The U.S. Embassy Bombing in Turkey: The Unusual Suspects
A Marxist group that sympathizes with Syria claims responsibility for the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Ankara
Patriot Missiles Arrive in Turkey: How They Affect the Syria Equation
While many Turks are protesting the presence of NATO patriot batteries, one border city and its environs enjoy a measure of relief at the deployment
For Syrian Refugees, a Border Separates ‘Heaven’ from Hell
Were it not for the white, nondescript container houses, Turkey’s Oncupinar refugee camp could easily pass for a small, lively town. On a recent afternoon in the camp that houses nearly 14,000 Syrians, young families sauntered …
Democracy Comes to Syrians — in a Turkish Refugee Camp
The task of electing camp leaders is a novel experience for many displaced Syrians, who still remember the corrupt polling practices of the Assad regime
Why Is Turkey’s Prime Minister at War with a Soap Opera?
A Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th century Ottoman sultan might at times appear gaudy, predictable, and rife with historical inaccuracies. But, to Turkey’s Prime Minister …
Dispatch from Warsaw: The Conspiracy Theory Roiling Poland
More than two years after it took place, a deadly plane crash continues to divide Poles as a conspiracy theory begins to gain ground
Syria’s Kurds: Civil Wars Within a Civil War
Syria’s opposition needs to be more representative and inclusive, say U.S. officials mindful of the dangers of an increasingly sectarian civil war. But the scale of the challenge in creating an opposition that draws in ethnic and …
Where Turkey Is Already at War: Are Kurdish Militants Doing Syria’s Bidding?
As Turkey and Syria trade fire, the one war Turkey is already fighting — its conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party — has become the most violent in more than a decade
