Invisible For Generations, 'Hidden Armenians' Emerge In Turkey
A century after Ottoman forces massacred an estimated 1 to 1.5 million Armenian Christians, some of the remaining Armenian Turks are taking tentative steps out into the open.
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Turkey's Armenian Artists Honor Their Community's Past
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARUN RATH, HOST: Of course, Turkey still rejects the term genocide to describe the Armenian killings, but the government is...
View ArticleIn Turkey, Violence Against Women Is Often A Private Family Matter
Mutlu Kaya is gifted with a strong, pure voice, and it nearly cost her her life. Or rather, many Turkish women say, it was the reaction to her singing by the men in Kaya's life. She's in the hospital,...
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ISIS Attack On Kobani Looms Over Turkish Elections
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Turkey holds parliamentary elections tomorrow, and a pro-Kurdish party might win new votes from Kurds and...
View ArticleIstanbul Bookstore Caters To Syrian Refugees In Need Of A Good Read
After four years of war, Syrians are everywhere in Istanbul — on street corners, squatting in abandoned buildings.
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Update On Iran Nuclear Talks
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now to Vienna and the talks there over Iran's nuclear program. Through the weekend and continuing today, the...
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Before It Can Hope to Fight Militants, Turkey Has Its Own Troubles To Tame
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript TESS VIGELAND, HOST: Turkey will need to start forming a temporary government next week after politicians failed to agree on a...
View ArticleIn Turkey, A Kurdish Conflict Flares — Again
In Washington, Turkey is seen as an important ally in the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, in Syria and Iraq. But Ankara is also struggling to quell a resurgent conflict with its own Kurdish...
View ArticleKurdish Activists Camp Out Between Turkey's Army And Kurdish Fighters
To a visitor, it seems like a curious bit of territory for the Turkish military and the Kurds to be fighting over: steep rocky hills covered in brown windblown grass divided by patches of green...
View ArticleTurkey Absorbs 2 Million Refugees, But Won't Offer Asylum
As refugees stream into Europe, here's something to consider: The burden being shouldered by Turkey alone dwarfs the numbers currently trying to get to Europe.Turkey has 2 million Syrians and Iraqis...
View ArticleIn A Turkish Village, A Conversation With Whistles, Not Words
In a remote mountain village high above Turkey's Black Sea coast, there are villagers who still communicate across valleys by whistling. Not just whistling as in a non-verbal, "Hey, you!" But actually...
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Turkey Lays Blame For Bombings On ISIS, As Elections Approach
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Turkish Government Blames ISIS For Weekend Attack That Killed 97
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View ArticleAn Iran Deal Milestone That Tehran Wants To Play Down
You may not have it marked on your calendar, but this coming Sunday is "adoption day." It's the day Iran must begin sharply curtailing its nuclear program as part of the landmark nuclear agreement...
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Turkey Remains Divided After Deadly Terror Attack Kills Nearly 100
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: When nearly a hundred people were killed in a double bombing in Turkey last week, it seemed like one of those...
View ArticleAdopting The Iran Nuclear Deal: What Does It Mean?
Today marks 90 days since the United Nations Security Council endorsed the landmark nuclear accord agreed between Iran and six world powers (the U.S., Britain, France, Germany China and Russia.)The...
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Iran Joins International Talks On Syrian Conflict In Vienna
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There is something different about the latest international talks about the war in Syria. For the first time,...
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Turkey's AK Party Sweeps Back Into Power In Parliamentary Election
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View ArticleA Belgian Father Works To Prevent Kids From Joining The Jihad
The Paris attacks have brought new attention to Dimitri Bontinck, a member of Belgium's Dutch-speaking majority. His life was dramatically changed a few years ago, when his then-teenage son converted...
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