The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is preparing to hold its 8th Grand Congress on Feb. 23, 2025, in Ankara. This ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

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Organizers of a national conference to chart Syria’s political future say it will include all segments of Syrian society ...

Turkey seeks to extend its control in Syria, pushing a colonial-style administration while targeting Kurdish forces. It ...

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 10 senior officials of district municipalities in Istanbul over their alleged links to Kurdish militants ...

The jailed leader of the terrorist group PKK is set to make a crucial call to lay down arms while authorities mull the next ...

The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Following the collapse of Syria's government and President Assad's flight, the country faces uncertainty. The Kurdish region ...

An Apache helicopter patrolled the outskirts of the city of Hassakeh as a heavily loaded pickup truck, filled with displaced ...