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He added that “it is clear that Turkey is not an attractive country for journalists.” Turkey has for years imposed curbs on press freedom. Since the failed coup, arrests of journalists and academics have increased during Turkey’s presidential-imposed state of emergency. … [Read more...] about With Turkey in Turmoil, Students Leave to Study Abroad

But the government says it also faces an IS danger from across the border. The Turkish operation inside Syria started after a suicide bombing on August 20 in the southeastern city of Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, that killed 54 people at a Kurdish wedding celebration. Turkey blamed the attack on IS. … [Read more...] about Turkey Claims Success Against IS Inside Syria Amid Questions of Intent

Even though Kurdish forces in northern Iraq have retaken Yazidi enclaves from IS, many of them refuse to return, saying their houses are destroyed and they fear a return of Islamic State militants.?Turkish officials say they are overwhelmed by the numbers of Syrian refugees and are struggling to provide proper help for Yazidis. … [Read more...] about Displaced by Islamic State, Yazidis Find Harsh Conditions in Turkey

Gultan Kisanak, a former member of parliament before her election in Diyarbak?r, and Firat Anli, her co-mayor and a member of the municipal council, were arrested Tuesday evening as part of an investigation into their alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. … [Read more...] about Protests Flare in Turkey After Kurdish Co-mayors Arrested on Terror Charges

U.S.-Turkish relations are deeply strained over demands for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for July’s failed coup. He lives in Pennsylvania. The Turkish government said the post-coup crackdown is also needed to curb Kurdish militants and terror coming from Islamic State. … [Read more...] about Christian Groups Denounce Detention of US Protestant Pastor in Turkey