Turkey: Country Profile, Briefings and Latest Issues
The story on Turkey: politics, economy, social conditions, vital statistics and Turkey's dual role between Asian and European allegiances.
"Noor," or "Gümüs," the Arab World's Most Popular Televisio…
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Kivanc Tatlitug and Songül Öden turkish television soap opera noor nur nour mbc middle east broadcasting center saudi arabia turkey istanbul
Istanbul
Obama in Istanbul: of mist and poetry.
Obama in Istanbul: of mist and poetry.
Cyprus: Country Profile
Country profile of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation divided since 1974 between Greek-backed and Turkish-backed Cypriots.
Country profile of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation divided since 1974 between Greek-backed and Turkish-backed Cypriots.
Dunam or Dunum
Definition of Dunam, or Dunum, the measure of landholdings in the Ottoman Empire and Palestine/Israel.
Definition of Dunam, or Dunum, the measure of landholdings in the Ottoman Empire and Palestine/Israel.
Ottoman Turkey's Genocide of Armenian: Documents, Facts and History
The genocide of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks and Kurds between 1915 and 1923 is one of the 20th century's earliest mass atrocities. Turkey has never owned up to the genocide. To this day, Turkey not only denies that a genocide took place. It prosecutes those in Turkey who claim it has and bullies other nations against acknowledging the genocide ion their official pronouncements--a…
The genocide of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks and Kurds between 1915 and 1923 is one of the 20th century's earliest mass atrocities. Turkey has never owned up to the genocide. To this day, Turkey not only denies that a genocide took place. It prosecutes those in Turkey who claim it has and bullies other nations against acknowledging the genocide ion their official pronouncements--a…
The Armenian Genocide by Ottoman Turkey, 1915-1916
It's a "controversy" only in Turkey, which denies the Armenian genocide to this day. Here are the facts and evidence of the 1915-1916 genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians perished.
It's a "controversy" only in Turkey, which denies the Armenian genocide to this day. Here are the facts and evidence of the 1915-1916 genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians perished.
Full Text of House Resolution Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
Text of the U.S. House Resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
Text of the U.S. House Resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
Obama on the "Importance of US-Arrmenian Relations"
A statement by Barack Obama on "The importance of US-Armenian Relations" and the Armenian Genocide, delivered Jan. 19, 2008.
A statement by Barack Obama on "The importance of US-Armenian Relations" and the Armenian Genocide, delivered Jan. 19, 2008.
Obama on the "Importance of US-Arrmenian Relations"
A statement by Barack Obama on "The importance of US-Armenian Relations" and the Armenian Genocide, delivered Jan. 19, 2008.
A statement by Barack Obama on "The importance of US-Armenian Relations" and the Armenian Genocide, delivered Jan. 19, 2008.
1915 Joint Allied Declaration Condemning Turkish Genocide of Armenians
Full text of joint declaration by England, France and Russia condemning Ottoman Turkey for its genocide of Armenians as "crimes against humanity."
Full text of joint declaration by England, France and Russia condemning Ottoman Turkey for its genocide of Armenians as "crimes against humanity."
UN Resolution 541 Condemns 1983 Turkish Land Grab in Cyprus
On Nov. 15, 1983, Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash declared the Turkish part of Cyprus an independent republic. On Nov. 18, 1983, the United Nations Security Council condemned the land grab with UN Resolution 541.
On Nov. 15, 1983, Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash declared the Turkish part of Cyprus an independent republic. On Nov. 18, 1983, the United Nations Security Council condemned the land grab with UN Resolution 541.
How Turkey and Armenia Reconciled at a World Cup Qualifying Match
On Sept. And on Sept. 6, 2008, Turkish President Abdullah Gul traveled to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, at Armenian President Serge Sargsyan’s invitation, and attended a soccer match between Turkey and Armenia, ending a century of enmity over Turkey's genocide of Armenians during Turkey's Ottoman period.
On Sept. And on Sept. 6, 2008, Turkish President Abdullah Gul traveled to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, at Armenian President Serge Sargsyan’s invitation, and attended a soccer match between Turkey and Armenia, ending a century of enmity over Turkey's genocide of Armenians during Turkey's Ottoman period.
Turkey at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Turkey: TurkeyÂ’s Olympic history and country profile, and TurkeyÂ’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Turkey: TurkeyÂ’s Olympic history and country profile, and TurkeyÂ’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Leila Sahin and Turkey's Battle Over the Islamic Head Scarf
Since 1980, Turkish students have been banned from wearing the Islamic head scarf in schools and universities. Leila Sahin challenged the ban. She lost in court, but won politically.
Since 1980, Turkish students have been banned from wearing the Islamic head scarf in schools and universities. Leila Sahin challenged the ban. She lost in court, but won politically.
Profile: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Born into a poor, rural family, Recep Tayyip Erdogan rapidly rose to power on the strength of Turkey's increasingly powerful Islamist electorate. Read a full profile of Erdogan's rise and politics.
Born into a poor, rural family, Recep Tayyip Erdogan rapidly rose to power on the strength of Turkey's increasingly powerful Islamist electorate. Read a full profile of Erdogan's rise and politics.
Orhan Pamuk's Nobel Prize
Orhan Pamuk, by far Turkey's most popular novelist, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2006--and stirred a major controversy in his home country over his comments about the Turkish genocide of Armenians and Turkish killings of Kurds.
Orhan Pamuk, by far Turkey's most popular novelist, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2006--and stirred a major controversy in his home country over his comments about the Turkish genocide of Armenians and Turkish killings of Kurds.
Iraq: The Kurdish Question
What is Kurdistan? Who are the Kurds? Where are they located? What are they after? And is Iraqi Kurdistan the first step toward an independent Kurdish nation?
What is Kurdistan? Who are the Kurds? Where are they located? What are they after? And is Iraqi Kurdistan the first step toward an independent Kurdish nation?
Turkey's Armenian Genocide Problem--and the U.S. House's
To this day Turkey denies that it ever engaged in genocide against Armenians around 1915. But despite several U.S. presidents' acknowledging the genocide by word at one time or another, the U.S. Congress remains incapable of passing a resolution condemning the genocide--thanks to Turkish pressure.
To this day Turkey denies that it ever engaged in genocide against Armenians around 1915. But despite several U.S. presidents' acknowledging the genocide by word at one time or another, the U.S. Congress remains incapable of passing a resolution condemning the genocide--thanks to Turkish pressure.
Turkey: Secular Behind the Veil
Turkey is a country of contradictions: Politically European and secular but culturally Asian and Islamic, a member of NATO at loggerheads with other NATO members like the United States and Greece and a powerful economy still teetering on the edge of chaos.
Turkey is a country of contradictions: Politically European and secular but culturally Asian and Islamic, a member of NATO at loggerheads with other NATO members like the United States and Greece and a powerful economy still teetering on the edge of chaos.