Turkey

Worldview: Erdogan’s Turkey is sliding decisively into autocracy, with a pliant judiciary co-opted, democratic norms abandoned, and media muzzled. But the young are standing up

‘Extremely positive’ talks with DEM are part of efforts to end 47-year insurgency by militant group PKK

Demonstrations were sparked by arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

Court told the medication used without proper supervision has the potential to kill people with certain conditions

Jailing of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival for presidency on graft charges widely criticised

Detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has triggered the biggest street protests in Turkey in more than a decade

Detention of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu follows fall in popularity of Turkey’s president due to the country’s economic and financial crisis

The arrest and charging of the main challenger to president Erdogan represents a new low

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week

Erdogan dismisses criticism as opposition ‘theatrics’

Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide

Ekrem Imamoglu is considered the chief challenger to leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Kurdish community to get citizenship and language rights denied under Assad regime

Tishreen Dam, on the Euphrates river, has become a flashpoint in the conflict between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army

Call for peace by Kurdish leader being held in Turkish jail is first step in complex web of negotiations

Imprisoned PKK leader called for group to disarm

Abdullah Ocalan is serving life sentence, but could be freed under tentative Turkish peace process

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First

Blaze broke out overnight in restaurant section of hotel in Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey’s northwest

Explosion occurred at factory in village of Kavakli in Balikesir province

As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards

‘Multiple case series relating to this phenomenon on the health service have been reported in recent years,’ medics say

Neither neoliberalism nor the ‘radical left’ seems able to solve the problem in most Greek people’s minds: the almost unbearable increases in the cost of living

Arab countries called for end to hostilities in Syria and said they would support the transitional government

The group that brought down the Assad regime might be in the process of reinventing itself but it would be foolish to imagine that the Islamists of HTS have converted to the cause of liberal democracy

The country deserves maximum international and regional support as it confronts the mammoth tasks ahead

Yemen-based Houthis are the only full-strength survivors of Tehran’s axis of resistance

President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria

Conflict started 13 years ago during Arab Spring and escalated to involve opposition groups, extremists and world powers

HTS founder Abu Muhammad al-Jolani participated in Iraqi insurgency against US as member of group that later became Islamic State

State news agency denies rumours that Bashar al-Assad has left country as his 24-year rule comes under major pressure

Forces loyal to president appeared to be in retreat across country, with Bashar al-Assad increasingly losing grip on major cities

Fall of Aleppo to al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has delivered major blow to the government amid economic crisis caused by mismanagement and sanctions

Fiach Moriarty recorded his album in memory of Jack Kavanagh who was 22 when he died from wounds sustained in one of the first World War’s most momentous battles

Mother of Èrin Dennis recalls daughter’s last words as coroner highlights risks from surgery in non-EU countries

Kurdish group says civilians among dead in wave of retaliation for Wednesday’s assault on state aerospace company

Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire

Erstwhile ally of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sidelined after president held him responsible for the 2016 attempted coup

New findings note that cheaper, adulterated imports pose a threat to 4,000 domestic producers

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urges Muslims to stand with Hizbullah in ‘confronting’ Israel