Turkey
One year on, no justice for Uludere victims
One year ago today, on a bitterly cold winter evening, a Turkish fighter jet attacked a group of its own citizens who were crossing the border from Iraq. A total of 34 civilians were killed, most of them children.
By Richard Hall | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 28 December 2012 at 11:05 am
A water crisis awaits Iraq
A crisis awaits Iraq following Turkey’s extensive dam building project claims Azzam Alwash, the director of one of the country’s largest non-governmental environmental organisations, Nature Iraq. Yet little attention is being give to his proposed methods to avert catastrophe.
By Rachael Cloughton | The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 26 October 2011 at 2:14 pm
Kurdish protesters break into Northcliffe House
A group of protestors forced their way into Northcliffe House today, to draw attention to the Kurdish crisis in Turkey.
By Laura Davis | Notebook | Thursday, 13 October 2011 at 4:38 pm
How Galatasaray became the world’s No1 sports team on Facebook
The most popular sports team in the world at the moment, according to the number of fans on official Facebook sites, is Galatasaray, with almost 4.5m fans.
By Nick Harris | Sport | Wednesday, 15 September 2010 at 2:54 pm
How you can help free an outstanding young American journalist imprisoned for reporting on human rights abuses
The excellent young American journalist Jake Hess – who is a good friend of mine – has just been imprisoned in Turkey in extremely worrying circumstances. Hess has been factually reporting from Southern Turkey for over a year now on way the Kurdish civilian population is being treated. Here’s a sample of his excellent reporting:
“Compared [...]
By Johann Hari | Eagle Eye, The Foreign Desk | Saturday, 14 August 2010 at 8:27 am
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