Turkey walks a fine line between NATO commitments and Western alliances and its dependence on Russia. Introduction...
Turkey
Explore Turkey’s history and culture, from ancient Anatolian civilizations and the Byzantine Empire through Ottoman rule and the modern republic.
Erdogan’s recent troubles with the U.S. prevent Turkey from playing a potentially constructive role in the Israel-Hamas...
Assertive policies of President Erdogan have complicated Turkey’s role in NATO. Introduction Following its founding as a...
If you’re planning a trip to Istanbul, you might be wondering how to make the most of...
The Russian-led coalition won the war, pushing the Ottomans back all the way to the gates of...
The inhabitants of Çatalhöyük formed an egalitarian society. Introduction Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built...
Many Uighur exiles in Turkey are planning to flee again. By Joanna Kakissis Abdurehim Imin Parach often...
Russia and Turkey are emerging as key arbiters in the war-torn country. Talks between leaders of Libya’s...
Journalists face daily oppression from an authoritarian regime. Turkey is notorious as a leading jailer of journalists...
Erdogan’s sponsorship of terrorism has reached deep into Africa. By Raymond Ibrahim Concerning Turkey’s increasingly suspect role...
The percentage of Christians in Turkey declined from nearly 25% in 1914 to less than 0.5% today....
The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide, and often draws comparison...
Mr. Erdogan’s decision to opt for a military solution fits the mold of a critical mass of...
These peoples were among the oldest Indo-European ethnolinguistic groups, one of the most archaic Introduction Anatolians were...
Mr. Trump’s ‘America First’ approach has emboldened others backed by Russia and China. Brinkmanship may be his...
It would be a grievous mistake to assume that when a new Turkish leadership emerges, that it...
Caria was ruled by satraps who were subject to Cyrus the Great. Introduction Located at the crossroads...
Because of its geography and location, Cilicia was among the most important regions of the classical world....
Strabo tells us that the city of Side was founded around the 7th century BCE by Greek...
The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic successor state of Alexander the Great’s empire, which at its height...
The Great Mosque of Divriği, photograph by Avniyazici The Paulicians were seeking an area out of the...
White Tower in Thessaloniki, Greece The Ottoman Empire captured Thessaloniki in 1430 and ruled it until 1912. ...
Three Girls, 1890, photographer unknown. Albumen print. Pierre de Gigord Collection of Photographs of the Ottoman Empire...
Mosaic Icon with the Virgin and Child, late 1200s, made in Constantinople. Glass and gold tesserae on...
Photo: Elif Sogut/Getty Images After a long campaign, President Tayyip Erdogan has finally achieved his long-sought goal...