Turkey

Turkey condemned for deportation of journalist featured often in People’s World

April 2, 2019 By Phil Miller

Morning Star's Steve Sweeney jailed by authorities and now barred from re-entering Turkey.

Turkey’s Erdogan facing resistance to his dictatorial rule

February 14, 2019 By Conn Hallinan

A ruler who sees democracy as nothing more than a temporary measure in his autocrat’s tool box has reason to fear coming local elections.

Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear

December 21, 2018 By John Bachtell

What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.

Turkish president says he will give details Tuesday of Khashoggi murder

October 22, 2018 By Associated Press

Saudi Arabia has admitted that Khashoggi was murdered at its diplomatic compound in the Turkish city earlier this month, but it has blamed a "rogue operation" and denied that its powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered his death.

Turkey’s president: Short term victory, long term trouble

May 15, 2018 By Conn Hallinan

Erdogan’s seemingly overwhelming strength is not as solid as it appears, and the moves the President is making to insure a victory next month may come back to haunt him in the long run.