From Equator Watching Turkish TV this past week has been a strange experience. Since 28 February, pro- and anti-Erdoğan channels have largely suspended their political
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From New Lines Magazine In 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and jihadist organizations (such
Turkish nationalism has become more like its Russian counterpart Amongst the illiberal “bad guys” who have been on the up-and-up over the past decade, Putin
After troops of Syria’s transitional government had captured the Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo, events in northeastern Syria escalated rapidly. On Saturday, the leadership of the
Host Adam Lucente interviews a number of Al-Monitor journalists on the US removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as they dive into how the action
An interview with Saladdin Ahmed Bahozde from the forthcoming issue of Historical Expertise. Interviewer: Yurii Latysh. Historical Expertise [HE]: Your book Fascism in the Middle
From Foreign Policy In a carefully choreographed ceremony on July 11 in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, 30 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) symbolically burned their weapons. This
It’s hard to write about something like this. Events are moving very quickly, and it’s difficult for us mere mortals to stay on top of
This is part of a series from Selim Koru’s Substack which breaks down phrases in Turkish popular political discourse. This installment focuses on some examples
From ANF Melis Tantan says that Turkey’s energy strategy is based on colonialism and that energy has become a tool of domination for many states.
The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions among Turkey’s Kurds and international
As the world marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 24 April 2025, the enduring power of denialism continues to shape how the
By arresting İmamoğlu, Erdoğan banks on public apathy. He’s getting the opposite. Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is by far the most viable viable opposition politician
Öcalan calls for PKK dissolution, but Turkey may refuse to release him In a historic declaration, the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),
At the end of January this year, I visited South Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) together with Zainab Murad Sahrab, the co-chair of the KNK [Kurdistan National
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery The phrase iki devlet, tek millet — two states, one people has become the ubiquitous way to characterize
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s pugnacious president, is now the country’s longest-serving leader. On his way to the top, he has fought many wars. This book
In the midst of the current global turn to the right, striking resonances across oceans emerge: strongmen and their allies point to specific and vivid