Turks Fear What Syria's War Will Bring
In Turkey's southern Hatay province, it is harvest time — the second harvest since the uprising began in neighboring Syria.In the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, located right along the Syrian border,...
View ArticleIn A Ravaged Syrian Village, Planning For The Future
The rebels of the Free Syrian Army recently retook the small farming village of Khirbet al-Joz, just across the border from Turkey. Soon after, Syrian men who had been in Turkish refugee camps returned...
View ArticleQatari Emir First World Leader To Visit Gaza In Years
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block.The Emir of Qatar visited the Gaza Strip today. He's the first...
View ArticleAmong Israelis, Romney Appears The Favorite
Israelis view the American presidential election much the way they tend to view most issues: What does it mean for Israel?And by a wide margin, Israelis seem to believe that Republican candidate Mitt...
View ArticleAs Turkey Rises, 'A Real Problem' With Censorship
Nearly two years ago, Soner Yalcin and more than a dozen of his employees at the online news outlet OdaTV joined the growing list of incarcerated Turkish journalists. Yalcin, the owner of OdaTV, is one...
View ArticleIsraelis Ponder Likud Party's Shift To The Right
Some analysts have suggested that one impetus for the Israeli military strikes in Gaza is the upcoming election season in Israel. With elections set for January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
View ArticleIn Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again
In Istanbul, major public transit projects are back under way after years of paralysis. The problem wasn't a lack of financing, but the layer upon layer of ancient artifacts that turned up every time...
View ArticlePrime Minister Finds Soap Opera's Turkish Delights In Bad Taste
Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire, presiding for nearly a half-century at the peak of the empire's power in the 16th century.During Suleiman's rule from...
View ArticleIran's Leader Embraces Facebook, Fellow Iranians Are Blocked
When Iran's supreme leader got a Facebook page in December, Iranians sat up and blinked.Some thought it was a fake, finding it hard to believe that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be using a technology...
View ArticleIn Syrian Conflict, Real-Time Evidence Of Violations
There are growing calls for Syria's leaders to face war crimes charges for the fierce assaults against rebel targets and civilian areas. If that happens, veterans of past war crimes prosecutions say,...
View ArticleIn Kazakhstan, No Horror At Horse Meat
Though the thought of horse meat in British lasagna or Ikea meatballs may be stomach-churning to some people, in some cultures the practice of eating horse meat is not just acceptable, it's a treat....
View ArticleNew Aid To Syria Comes With Fear Of Funding The Wrong Opposition
At an 11-nation meeting in Turkey this weekend, there was one thing the United States, European and Arab states could agree on: With more than 70,000 killed and millions of people displaced, the Syrian...
View ArticleForeigners At Home: Turkey Beckons Its People In Germany
In 1961, desperate to increase its labor force, West Germany signed an employment agreement with Turkey and launched a wave of immigration that continues to have repercussions today.Now, after years of...
View ArticleKurdish Militants Begin Historic Withdrawal From Turkey
Today marks the beginning of the pullback of thousands of militant PKK fighters from Turkey back to Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. It's an important milestone in a delicate effort to end nearly...
View ArticleA Sign of Disunity? Iranian Candidates Jockey For Position
Nearly 700 presidential hopefuls have thrown their names into the ring for Iran's June 14 presidential elections. But two last-minute entrants have altered the shape of the already-chaotic race: a...
View ArticleIran's 'Zahra' Tells Alternate Tale Of Presidential Campaign
Iranians choose a new president next month, and one thing Iran's leaders are intent on avoiding is a repeat of the massive street protests that followed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial re-election...
View ArticleIranian Council Declares Ex-President Rafsanjani Unfit To Run Again
The Iranian presidential election is just weeks away, and voters are faced with a very narrow range of pro-regime candidates to choose from. All the high-profile or independent candidates have been...
View ArticleOpposition In Syria Stalls Peace Talks Decision
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. So that doctor told Steve a majority of Syrians love their country and are not picking sides in this conflict. One big concern about the country is the influx of...
View ArticleNot Everyone Cheers Turkey's Move To Tighten Alcohol Rules
The ongoing anti-government protests in Turkey are about a lot of things — including a recent law to restrict the advertising and sale of alcohol. The limits aren't any more onerous than those in some...
View ArticleTurkish Protesters Refuse To Leave Gezi Park
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Protesters who were camped out in Istanbul's Gezi Park say they won't pack up and go home despite a government offer to avoid bulldozing the park without court approval...
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