As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, Turkey is toughening its rhetoric and responding to Kyiv’s pleas for assistance, measures that some observers believe could undermine Turkey’s efforts to maintain good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv
Following talks in Moscow on restoring relations, observers believe they see signs of progress in Turkey’s efforts to reopen its borders with Armenia. Ties haven’t been renewed since 1993.
Undocumented Afghan migrants fleeing the Taliban in Turkey claim they can’t get treatment or vaccines for COVID-19, a coronavirus-related disease. While officially registered refugees receive medical care in Turkey, thousands of unregistered Afghan migrants are known to be present
In 2021, the Turkish lira had a particularly bad year, losing a large portion of its value against the US dollar. As a result, shoppers from neighbouring Bulgaria have gone on a cross-border buying spree
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has pledged to raise a “pious generation” of young Turkish nationalists who will uphold traditional Islamic values. However, political analysts believe that capturing the support of young people will be his greatest problem ahead of the 2023 elections
Some Afghan refugees in Turkey are turning to shepherding as a source of income
Diyarbakir, Turkey’s women-only farmers market, is a unique place.Women,many of whom are divorced or abuse survivors, can start over here. However, Turkey’s economic woes are making life much more tough for them
With the Syrian rebels on the brink of defeat, Turkey, one of the rebels’ most vocal supporters, is facing mounting pressure to normalise relations with Damascus
The Turkish currency dropped 10% last week, to historic lows, risking an economic crisis. The Turkish currency has lost 45 percent of its value this year, raising fears that the country’s economic woes will aggravate tensions over millions of refugees
Turkey has been one of the most hospitable countries to Uyghurs, with whom Turks share ethnic, religious, and linguistic connections. Turkey’s government has offered Uyghurs a safe place to live outside northwestern China’s Xinjiang region. About 50,000 Uyghurs are believed to live in Turkey — the largest Uyghur diaspora outside Central Asia