Turkey

Turkey invades Syria to wipe out Kurds after Trump gives green light

October 9, 2019 By Steve Sweeney

Kurds are fearing ethnic cleansing today as Turkish forces launch a ground invasion approved by Trump.

Turkey’s wounded Erdogan could be dangerous

June 26, 2019 By Conn Hallinan

For the second time in a row, Turkish voters have rebuked President Recep Tayyir Erdogan’s handpicked candidate for the mayoralty of Istanbul.

Turkey’s communist mayor promises “small steps to socialism”

April 29, 2019 By Morning Star

The Communist Party of Turkey’s Fatih Macoglu plans investment in agriculture and infrastructure to transform Dersim into "a new socialist city."

Revenge of the Kurds: Turkey’s Erdogan dealt blow in local elections

April 25, 2019 By Conn Hallinan

But the autocrat is neither down nor out.

Turkey’s Communist Mayor blocked from taking office

April 5, 2019 By Steve Sweeney

Mehmet Fatih Macoglu, as the mayor of a small town, Ovacik, was known for planting chickpeas, beans, and potatoes in municipal lands, distributing the income from the fields to low-income families and creating a scholarship for...