Turkey

Erdogan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis

Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide

Mayor of Istanbul arrested as part of crackdown on opposition to Turkish president

Ekrem Imamoglu is considered the chief challenger to leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Hope for Syria as government and Kurds sign deal to merge forces

Kurdish community to get citizenship and language rights denied under Assad regime

Civilians put themselves in firing line between Turkey and northeast Syria

Tishreen Dam, on the Euphrates river, has become a flashpoint in the conflict between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army

Turkey’s Erdogan makes risky bet on peace with Kurds

Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations

Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

Imprisoned PKK leader called for group to disarm

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to ‘disarm, dissolve’ after four-decade campaign that has cost 40,000 lives

Abdullah Ocalan is serving life sentence, but could be freed under tentative Turkish peace process

Ireland and the EU need to forge a relationship with the Global South

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First

At least 76 killed and 51 injured in hotel fire at Turkish ski resort

Blaze broke out overnight in restaurant section of hotel in Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey’s northwest

Twelve people killed in explosives factory blast in Turkey

Explosion occurred at factory in village of Kavakli in Balikesir province

Western indifference to Israel’s thirst for war defines a grotesque year of hypocrisy

As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards

Medics warn of hospitalisations due to complications from overseas surgery

‘Multiple case series relating to this phenomenon on the health service have been reported in recent years,’ medics say

Greece takes a global leadership role, but faces harsh domestic struggles

Neither neoliberalism nor the ‘radical left’ seems able to solve the problem in most Greek people’s minds: the almost unbearable increases in the cost of living

US meets Arab ministers amid uncertainty over Syria transition

Arab countries called for end to hostilities in Syria and said they would support the transitional government

Syria’s path to stability remains deeply uncertain

The group that brought down the Assad regime might be in the process of reinventing itself but it would be foolish to imagine that the Islamists of HTS have converted to the cause of liberal democracy

The Irish Times view on Syria after Assad: a chance to start anew

The country deserves maximum international and regional support as it confronts the mammoth tasks ahead

Assad’s fall sees Iran’s regional influence wane

Yemen-based Houthis are the only full-strength survivors of Tehran’s axis of resistance

Turkey set to benefit from Assad’s downfall

President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria

Syria’s civil war: What is going on and who is involved in this rapidly changing situation?

Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers

Who are the Syrian rebels who have taken Damascus?

HTS founder Abu Muhammad al-Jolani participated in Iraqi insurgency against US as member of group that later became Islamic State

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