The families of trainee pilots sentenced to life in prison broke their silence to protest the men’s innocence. The pilots are among more than 600 trainees and conscripts swept up in prosecutions.
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An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.
As President Biden predicts a struggle between democracies and their opponents, Beijing is eager to champion the other side.
Blinken’s Welcome by NATO Doesn’t Hide Differences on Key Issues
President Biden’s top diplomat sought to soothe allies battered by former President Donald J. Trump, promising coordination and consultation. But underlying problems remain.
Erdogan Pulls Turkey From European Treaty on Domestic Violence
The move is likely to please President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conservative followers. He also removed the head of the central bank.
George Bass, Archaeologist of the Ocean Floor, Dies at 88
He was called the father of underwater archaeology, finding treasures in shipwrecks around the world that illuminated ancient history.
Endangered Gazelles Make a Comeback on the Edge of a War Zone
Hunted nearly to extinction worldwide, a wild mountain gazelle finds a helping hand on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Trial of Woman Who Killed Her Husband Highlights Domestic Abuse in Turkey
The case against Melek Ipek, who is being supported by women’s rights groups, has become a touchstone issue in Turkish politics.
After a Decade of Chaos, Can a Splintered Libya Be Made Whole?
An interim government promises peace, unity and democratic elections. Skeptical Libyans say they’ve heard this promise before.
Turkish Forces in Syria Protect 5 Million People
Turkey was widely criticized when it sent forces into Syria, but today its soldiers stand between millions of Syrians and potential slaughter at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Deaths of Soldiers and Policemen Held by Kurdish Guerrillas Roil Turkish Politics
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the United States and opposition Kurdish politicians in an effort to deflect responsibility for a failed rescue operation.