In the Ottoman era, “Turk” essentially meant “Muslim.” A Catholic Albanian, a Greek Orthodox, or a Jew who converted to Islam would become a Turk, which meant accepting Islam. At the time, the word ...

On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and ...

This principle is exemplified by the importance of the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. Israel cannot allow its enemies to ...

Turks think that this is the right time to get rid of the small statelet of Syrian Kurds often referred to as Rojava sitting next to its borders. The Kurdish people, often referred to as the ...

That has irked Turkey, which supported the rebels now controlling Syria. Turkey considers the SDF to be an offshoot of the ...

Most Kurds, of course, live in Turkey itself. Whether Turks like it or not, Öcalan is their undisputed leader. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may bluster against the Kurds and openly ...

Azerbaijani Turks in Iran endure discrimination and cultural oppression. Changes in Tehran have not improved the situation, ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Ahmet Turk, a veteran Kurdish politician, called for a renewal of the “brotherhood” between Kurds and Turks, echoing the sentiments of jailed Kurdistan Workers ...

Four months after broad-based, deadly riots that were provoked by Kurds' anger at Ankara's reluctance to help defend their kin in Syria, fresh unrest has broken out in the town of Cizre near the ...

often referred to as Rojava sitting next to its borders. The Kurdish people, often referred to as the largest stateless ethnic group in the world, have faced centuries of marginalization and ...