Turkey after Erdogan’s triumph
As Erdogan scrapes victory on a slim margin Dave Stockton asks where next for the left in Turkey.
Turkish-Syrian earthquake: minorities worst hit by humanitarian disaster
By Dilara Lorin 4,440 PEOPLE were killed in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria by the morning of 7 February.
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Erdogan and Putin conclude deal against Kurds
The Turkish-Russian agreement on the establishment of a buffer zone along the Turkish-Syrian border, which was negotiated in Sochi on 22 October, has fundamentally changed the balance of power in Syria
Stop the Turkish invasion of Syria: victory to the Kurdish resistance!
Turkish forces are pounding cities and towns in northern Syria/Rojava, including the region’s biggest city, Qamishli, as well as Kobane,
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US imperialism abandons Kurdish allies to Turkish invasion
Donald Trump has just signaled a dramatic shift in US policy in northern Syria, betraying his erstwhile allies the Syrian
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Turkey: Elections extend Erdogan’s power
By Svenja Spunck THE HEADLINE results of Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections are that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the
Hands off Afrin! Solidarity with the Kurds!
THE INTERNATIONAL workers’ movement should take to the streets in solidarity with the justified resistance of the Kurds’ against Turkish militarism
The first anniversary of Erdogan’s coup
Last July there were two coups in Turkey, one failed, one succeeded.
Germany: AKP ban plays into Erdogan’s hands
When Turkey’s President Erdogan compared the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to Hitler, there was some predictable outrage in the media
President Erdogan: a Turkish Bonaparte in the making
By Svenja S At least a dozen Kurdish officials, including senior members of the opposition HDP party have been arrested
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The state of emergency in Turkey: No to the “civil coup”!
By Svenja Although the attempted coup by elements of the Armed Forces on July 15 was successfully defeated, since then,
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Turkey: Erdogan moves to strengthen his rule after coup failure
By Svenja AFTER a series of bomb outrages, including the killing of 41 people in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on 29 June,
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USA prepares to double-cross its “moderate” allies
LIKE Putin’s strategy in Syria, Britain’s and the USA’s also involves double-crossing old allies and co-opting new ones. The case
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Eyewitness to the Ankara Massacre
On 11 October a demonstration against state terror ended in the bloodiest massacre in Turkeys’ recent history. About 10,000 people
Free journalist Stephen Kaczynski
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! On the 2nd April, members of the Turkish police and Army raided the İdil Culture Centre
Turkey: vote HDP on June 7 then build a revolutionary party
By Svenja Zhenot 5 June 2015 Turkey’s Parliamentary elections on June 7 will take place against a background of sharpening
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Turkey: defend union rights – victory to the metal workers' strike!
By Svenja Spunck, 4 February 2015 On the morning of January 29, in Turkey, 15,000 workers in the metal industry
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Can the Turkish Spring become a hot summer?
The movement which brought millions onto the streets now finds itself caught between the uncompromising violence of the state and
Syria: Legitimacy and Division
As the rival imperialist powers manoeuvre to gain an advantage from the mass uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship, Marcus Halaby