Published by Al-Monitor 27 April 2016 In the tranquility of Oxford, I was having a lunch with Eugene Rogan, a renowned historian and the director of the Middle East Centre of Oxford University. Last year, he had published a book, “The Fall of the...
Published by Al-Monitor 22 April 2016 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long insisted that the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) are terror organizations that are more dangerous than the Islamic State (IS). If...
Published by BBC News 25 April 2016 The Kurdish rebel PKK movement has told the BBC that it is ready to intensify its fight against Turkey because Ankara is trying to make it surrender. Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik said President Recep...
Published by The New York Times 24 April 2016 ISTANBUL — Ebru Umar, a Dutch journalist, wrote a column last week critical of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his government’s growing crackdown on freedom of expression. She later took to Twitter,...
Published by Reuters 24 April 2016 Kurdish security forces will keep territory taken from pro-government forces during a rare three-day outbreak of violence in a city in northeastern Syria, a truce announced by Kurdish authorities on Sunday indicated. The fighting in...
Published by The Independent 22 April 2016 Women and children are among eight Syrian refugees reportedly shot dead by Turkish border guards while trying to reach safety. Footage obtained by The Times showed survivors of the alleged attack fleeing down a mountain path...
