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On Saturday, the Turkish government recently blocked access to Wikipedia because of linking the nation to terror activity. “It has become part of an information source which is running a smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena,” the ministry … Continue reading →

A memorandum was signed on Thursday by Russia, Iran, and Turkey to create four safe “de-escalation zones” in Syria. If the memorandum is successful, it would be one of most extensive steps in ending bloodshed in the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/world/middleeast/russia-iran-turkey-syria-de-escalation-zones.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmiddleeast&action=click&contentCollection=middleeast&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39628860 Israel explains that it will not negotiate with over 1,000 Palestinian detainees who started a mass hunger strike against the conditions of Israeli jails. Marwan Barghouti who is a Palestinian leader jailed during the second Palestinian uprising led the … Continue reading →

This article is about a Turkish women and her family trying to cope with Turkey’s crackdown. She is the wife of an imprisoned journalist named Kadri Gursel who works for the newspaper called Cumhuriyet. Many of the journalist working for … Continue reading →

The fez was a red hat with a tassel coming out of the top. The fez became the uniform of the Ottoman bureaucrats and a symbol of Ottoman modernity. Over time the fez became seen as part of an “Oriental” cultural … Continue reading →

Around 450 people in 18 provinces in Turkey were rounded up on February 5, 2017 because they were suspected of being Islamic State operatives. However, independent television reports later said it was more like 690 suspects that were being held … Continue reading →

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2017-01-27/turkeys-charm-offensive