Turkey

BBC Turkish staff strike over pay

Workers at the BBC's Istanbul bureau are taking action after the corporation denied a salary increase in line with inflation.

Andrew Wilks | Turkey | Jan 18, 2022

Journalists of the British Broadcasting Corporation stand with placards as they strike in front of their Istanbul office on Jan. 14, 2022.

Turkey aims to keep tensions high in northeast Syria through targeted killings

In retaliation for a mysterious explosion along the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey hit several Kurdish positions in the predominantly Kurdish town of Kobani in an attack that the Kurds call a “war rehearsal” aiming to test the water.

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Jan 18, 2022

People sit on the ground by a destroyed building in the Kurdish town of Kobani, in the north of Aleppo governorate, Syria, Feb. 25, 2021.

Turkey to begin mass producing fighter jet training plane

The Hürjet is now expected to take first flight next year.

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Jan 14, 2022

Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' first round of normalization talks

Following talks in Moscow on Friday, representatives for the two countries agreed to meet again without preconditions.

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Jan 14, 2022

Erdogan accused of criminalizing opposition ahead of critical polls

A controversial probe into the opposition-led Istanbul municipality might be the prelude of a campaign to criminalize and sideline Erdogan’s potential opponents in the upcoming presidential race, critics say.

Sibel Hurtas | Turkey | Jan 13, 2022

Turkish teen suicide revives secular-pious debate

The debate over the place of Islam in public life remains among the most contentious in Turkey.

Amberin Zaman | Turkey | Jan 13, 2022

People wave Turkish flags and portraits of modern Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a rally organized by main opposition group the Republican People's Party, on July 24, 2016, in Istanbul's Taksim Square.

Kazakhstan crisis challenges Turkey's leadership of Turkic union

The unrest rattling Kazakhstan has reflected the irrelevance of Turkey and the Organization of Turkic States chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Cengiz Candar | Turkey | Jan 12, 2022

Riot police officers patrol in a street as unprecedented protests over a hike in energy prices spun out of control in Almaty on Jan. 5, 2022.

Turkey’s middle class put on austerity footing amid skyrocketing prices

Staggering price increases are forcing Turkey’s middle class to cut on spending in myriad fields, from shopping and transport to dining and travel.

Mustafa Sonmez | Turkey | Jan 12, 2022

Vendors sell cheese as people shop near the New Mosque area in Istanbul's Eminonu district on Nov. 6, 2018.

Turkish Netflix series turns cameras on pogroms, hidden Greeks

"The Club," whose first season woke the ghosts of Turkey’s Jewish community, turns its lens on Turkey’s Greek Orthodox Community and the pogroms of 1955.

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Jan 12, 2022

In the Netflix period drama "The Club," Rasel (played by Turkish actress Asude Kalabek) finds herself at the heart of the September pogroms that destroyed thousands of non-Muslim premises in Istanbul.

Journalists in Turkey see media domain narrowing as elections approach

Media workers under pressure mark Working Journalists Day and fear further clampdown on independent journalism.

Andrew Wilks | Turkey | Jan 12, 2022

Journalists hold placards on Jan. 10, 2016, during a march on Journalism Day on Istiklal Ave. in Istanbul, as they protest the imprisonment of journalists.

Turkey caught off guard in Kazakhstan as Russia emerges on top

Ankara has offered "all kinds of support" to help restore order after the central Asian nation was rocked by violent protests.

Amberin Zaman | Turkey | Jan 10, 2022

Protesters take part in a rally over a hike in energy prices in Almaty on January 5, 2022.

Turkish court approves release of two jailed Bogazici students

Berke Gok and Perit Ozen were among 14 students arrested in October 2021 for protesting the government-appointed rector at Istanbul’s Bogazici University.

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Jan 8, 2022

Erdogan hopes fence-mending trip to Saudi Arabia eases financial woes

Following normalization with the UAE in November, Erdogan plans to pursue reconciliation with Saudi Arabia next month, pressed by financial woes at home, as both sides appear ready to leave the Khashoggi affair behind.

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Jan 7, 2022

Rights groups, world politicians urge release of student protesters in Turkey

European parliamentarians and rights groups are calling for Turkey to end the detention of two students behind bars for three months for protesting the government-appointed rector of Bogazici University.

Nazlan Ertan | Turkey | Jan 6, 2022

A protester rides a motorbike with his dog during a protest against the appointment of new Bogazici University rector Melih Bulu in the Kadikoy district on Feb. 2, 2021 in Istanbul Turkey.

Turkish and Armenian envoys to meet in Moscow next week

The two representatives will meet to discuss normalizing relations between the neighboring countries for the first time in decades.

Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Jan 5, 2022

Turkey

BBC Turkish staff strike over pay

Workers at the BBC's Istanbul bureau are taking action after the corporation denied a salary increase in line with inflation.

Turkey aims to keep tensions high in northeast Syria through targeted killings

Turkey to begin mass producing fighter jet training plane

Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' first round of normalization talks

Erdogan accused of criminalizing opposition ahead of critical polls

Turkish teen suicide revives secular-pious debate

Kazakhstan crisis challenges Turkey's leadership of Turkic union

Turkey’s middle class put on austerity footing amid skyrocketing prices

Turkish Netflix series turns cameras on pogroms, hidden Greeks

Journalists in Turkey see media domain narrowing as elections approach

Turkey caught off guard in Kazakhstan as Russia emerges on top

Turkish court approves release of two jailed Bogazici students

Erdogan hopes fence-mending trip to Saudi Arabia eases financial woes

Rights groups, world politicians urge release of student protesters in Turkey

Turkish and Armenian envoys to meet in Moscow next week

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