Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, the PKK, and Turkish Elections
In fact, immediately after the earthquake, the PKK/KCK made a declaration of non-conflict until the elections.
How Kurdish Politics Changed under the AK Party in Turkey
Read: Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
Climate of peace and changing priorities in the region
The new climate of peace that emerged with the establishment of security in the Kurdish region of Turkey has also changed the priorities of the region’s people.
Why Does the Turkish Left Adore the PKK?
In academia, media, and civil society, the HDP mainly cooperates with leftist groups and individuals.
Let’s Be Clear: Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Incited Violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque
These Israeli provocations are the immediate result of an incitation by radical Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was formerly convicted of criminal charges and who, as a lawyer, defended and celebrated Israeli settlers burning a Palestinian family.
When Did the Concept of Terrorism Become Exclusively Negative?
marines by Hezbollah in Lebanon in 1982 and the American hostage crisis in Iran which ended in 1981 following an Algerian mediation are two important examples from this wave.
What Goes Wrong With Sweden’s “Limitless” Freedom of Expression?
ollowing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO membership was deemed so essential and urgent for Russia’s neighbouring countries, Sweden and Finland, that an intense diplomacy traffic was initiated immediately after the start of the war.
Sweden’s NATO Membership: Will Turkey’s Realism Prevail?
Western mainstream media discourse places the blame on Turkey for delaying the process without engaging in the reasons for the delay.
Upside-Down Narratives: Paris Attack Targeted Muslims, Not Kurds
attacked with apparent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant motivations, but in this post-truth age, which has been strengthened by social media since the 2000s, the PKK and its media organs as well as French politicians turned the narrative into an “anti-Kurdish” attack.
Qatar World Cup Is Over: A Timeline of the Controversies Surrounding the Tournament
The World Cup sparked much controversy in the international media, and seemed to represent more than just a sports tournament.
The Booming Opium Economy: Will Banning Work This Time?
Read: Why We Should Immediately Switch from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture
The Failure of the War on Terrorism as a War on Drugs
The opium economy because of opium’s addictive nature and demand is a booming endeavor that has been used to fund warlordism, state power, and narcoterrorism.
How Cryptocurrencies Help Finance Non-state Actors and Terrorist Groups
According to many media accounts, the operation followed a significant surge in bitcoin donations to the al-Qassam Brigades in May 2021 as a result of heightened fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces.
Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Why and How They Got There
Read: Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in SyriaSeveral pictures and videos showing Iranian drones being used in Ukraine were posted and shared on social media.
Why Workers’ Rights Sparked a Debate at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
Yet, certain western media outlets have called on Qatar for the conditions migrant workers have faced during the preparations for the World Cup 2022.
Protests Continue to Set Fire to Iran: A Review of What Is Happening
Many Iranian women protestors have either cut their hair in the streets or burnt their headscarves in public places - videos of these women spread like wildfire on social media.
The Saudi-Backed OPEC Plus Decision: A Weapon or a Hedge?
Furthermore, following the Saudi-led OPEC Plus decision, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez urged an immediate freeze of cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
End of the Second Elizabethean Era: British Muslim Responses to the Queen’s Legacy
The Queen’s passing was widely discussed on social media with popular Muslim YouTubers such as Paul Williams discussing the positive things Charles has said about Islam.
The Latest Gaza-Israel Escalation: How Did It Happen?
Read: “Is It Our Turn to Die?”: Being a Mother in Gaza
From Jenin to Gaza
PIJ in the Gaza Strip holds Israel responsible for al-Sadi’s life, asking Egypt, which mediated to de-escalate the situation to release him and Khalil Awawdeh, 33, a Palestinian prisoner held under administrative detention (without charge of trail) who has been on hunger strike in Israeli jails for 33 days.
How Turkey’s Opposition Demonizes Refugees
Unlike Kılıçdaroğlu, he openly targets refugees on social media with his fictional video films accusing them of “perversion” and “harassing Turkish girls and women.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
Russia’s preferred option would be to mediate between the Free Syrian Army brigades and the regime-Iran coalition.
Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?
According to the Turkish media, the new operation aims to clear Tal Rifaat, Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, and Ain Issa from the YPG.
