The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

There is a stark similarity between the way Pakistan as a state has subjugated the Baloch people and the way Turkey has ...

From humble beginnings, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has grown into a political giant, leading Turkey for 22 years and reshaping his ...

"It is utterly dangerous and wrong to mischaracterise the investigations," Turkish Justice Minister Yilzam Tunc said.

Tentative moves to resolve Turkey's "Kurdish problem" began in 2008 ... Kurds were left without a country when the Ottoman Empire collapsed after World War I. Although most live in Turkey ...

After a 14-year civil war, half the population displaced from their homes, and at least 300,000 dead, Syria was ready for ...

The Turkish president has expanded the country’s military and diplomatic footprint from Africa to the Middle East in a way ...

If the new regime in Damascus keeps pressuring the Druze to hand over their weapons, the ensuing battles could lead to a bloodbath ...

The pro-Kurdish Dem party formed a contact group known ... The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, which started with British support in June 1916, reached Damascus and then Aleppo by October ...

You can blame the European colonial powers for the last major redrawing of the borders in the region in 1918-20, after the collapse of the Ottoman empire. The new borders paid little heed to the ...