Turkey

To 'Honor the Victims' of 20th Century Atrocity, Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide

People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals—who were detained and deported in 1915—during a rally on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on April 24, 2018, held to commemorate the 103nd anniversary of the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. Turkey fiercely rejects the genocide label. (Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images)

International Study Finds US Republican Party Heading Towards Becoming One of World's Most Authoritarian Factions

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

"Disrespect of political opponents, the encouragement of violence, and also the violation of minority rights... they have all clearly increased with the Republican Party in recent years," said one of the lead authors.

'Inhumane' and 'Reckless': Amnesty International Condemns Greece's Measures to Block Migrants at Turkish Border

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Greek riot police detained a migrant during clashes

"People seeking asylum are once again being used as bargaining chips in a...

'Saudi Arabia Must Be Held Accountable': Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée to Attend State of the Union as Congressman's Guest

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Hatice Cengiz's "courage to sit in the House Chamber Tuesday night should serve...

Turkey Could Deploy Troops to War-Torn Libya in January, Latest Acceleration of Multi-Country Proxy War

'Antithesis of Justice': Five Saudi Kill Squad Members Sentenced to Death for Khashoggi Murder While Crown Prince Untouched

Trump's Stated Plan to Loot Syria's Oil Reserves 'Would Be a War Crime,' Critics Say

'New War for Oil?': Pentagon Chief Confirms US to 'Strengthen' Military Presence Near Syria Oil Fields

'Illegal and Unconstitutional': Sanders Rips Trump Plan to Use US Troops to Exploit Syria's Oil Fields

'Go Home America. After You Made Our Sons Die': Outraged Syrian Kurds Throw Dirt, Potatoes at Fleeing US Troops

As Trump Tweets He Is 'Bringing Soldiers Home,' Pentagon Chief Says US Forces Leaving Syria Are Shifting to Iraq

As Trump Downplays Attack on Kurds, Amnesty Details Turkish War Crimes and 'Callous Disregard for Civilian Life'

'No Respect for Human Life': Trump Compares Turkish Assault on Kurds to Two Kids Fighting in a Parking Lot

Critics Denounce Turkey's Ceasefire Demand Announced by Pence as 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Syrian Kurds

'Is This Real? This Can't Be Real': Stunned Reaction to Unhinged Trump Letter to Turkish President Erdoğan

Pelosi Emerges From Trump Meeting, Says: 'What We Witnessed on the Part of the President Was a Meltdown'

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Turkey Made Some Noise: Gezi Park Is Still With Us

The ripples from the pro-democracy movement that spread across Turkey last year, sparked by protests in Gezi Park followed by a brutal police crackdown, are still being felt. This fall, a new political party named after Gezi formed, and Tornistan, a powerful, hand-drawn animated film that both celebrates the protests and denounces a complicit media's silence on them, is winning awards at film festivals.