Jonathan Spicer
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Journalist and Reuters bureau chief in Turkey. Native of Canada. Views my own
Turkey emerges as key player in Gaza ceasefire deal, both in negotiations and its planned execution, after having remained mostly on the sidelines for two years
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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-pleased-with-gaza-ceasefire-deal-will-monitor-implementation-2025-10-09/
about 2 months ago
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Turkey's gas shift threatens Russia and Iran's last big European market
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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/turkeys-gas-shift-threatens-russia-irans-last-big-european-market-2025-10-08/
about 2 months ago
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Turkey floated $100 million Halkbank settlement idea at White House last month, sources say -
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https://www.reuters.com/world/turkey-floated-100-million-halkbank-settlement-idea-white-house-last-month-2025-10-07/
about 2 months ago
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Moscow's NATO flyovers recall Turkey's deadly but risky decision 10 years ago, when it sent a flaming Russian jet careening into a wooded ridge near its border
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Russia's NATO flyovers recall Turkey's deadly but risky decision 10 years ago
A rash of Russian violations of NATO airspace last month has prompted some allies to recall Turkey's swift and deadly response a decade ago, when it shot down a Russian fighter jet that had crossed over its southern border.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russias-nato-flyovers-recall-turkeys-deadly-risky-decision-10-years-ago-2025-10-01/
2 months ago
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At White House, Erdogan hopes to leverage warmest U.S.-Turkish ties in years to convince Trump to drop sanctions and allow F-35 sales
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At White House, Erdogan to seek deal with Trump on F-35s
U.S. President Donald Trump will host President Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday, where the Turkish leader hopes to leverage the countries' warmest bilateral ties in years to convince Washington to drop U.S. sanctions and allow it to purchase F-35 fighter jets.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/white-house-erdogan-seek-deal-with-trump-f-35s-2025-09-25/
2 months ago
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How Israel’s West Bank strategy aims to bury Palestinian statehood -
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How Israel’s West Bank strategy aims to bury Palestinian statehood
As several of Israel's Western allies recognise a Palestinian state, Israel has accelerated plans for settlements that it hopes will make the two-state solution impossible.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-israels-west-bank-strategy-aims-bury-palestinian-statehood-2025-09-22/
2 months ago
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Setting the table for Trump and Erdogan's White House meeting this Thursday: Turkey says it is ending tariffs on some U.S. imports
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Turkey says it is ending additional tariffs on some US imports
Turkey has terminated additional tariffs imposed in 2018 on U.S. imports ranging from passenger cars to fruits, the country's Official Gazette said on Monday, as President Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-says-it-is-ending-additional-tariffs-some-us-imports-2025-09-22/
2 months ago
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Scoop: U.S. diplomats on Syria abruptly let go amid pro-Damascus policy push, sources say
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-diplomats-syria-abruptly-let-go-amid-pro-damascus-policy-push-sources-say-2025-09-18/
3 months ago
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Turkish court could oust
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Turkish court could oust opposition leader in deepening political crisis
A Turkish court will decide on Monday whether to oust the head of the main opposition, in what some see as a test of the country's shaky balance between democracy and autocracy after a nearly year-long legal crackdown on the party.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-court-could-oust-opposition-leader-deepening-political-crisis-2025-09-12/
3 months ago
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Turkey's opposition MPs pile tables and chairs to block police besieging its headquarters in Istanbul
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3 months ago
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Syria is secretly reshaping its economy. The president’s brother is in charge. -
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Syria is secretly reshaping its economy. The president’s brother is in charge.
A shadow committee is remaking Syria's economy with secret takeovers of Assad-era companies. A Reuters investigation has found the new president's brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, along with a sanctioned Australian are in charge of untangling corruption. But to do so, they're making deals with businessmen many Syrians associate with years of ill-gotten gains.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/syria-is-secretly-reshaping-its-economy-presidents-brother-is-charge-2025-07-24/
4 months ago
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The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep
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Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their sleep
The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-strike-kills-hungry-gaza-family-their-sleep-2025-07-23/
4 months ago
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Scoop: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida -
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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida
Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-believed-it-had-green-light-us-israel-deploy-troops-sweida-2025-07-19/
5 months ago
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Turkey has detained 500 of Erdogan's opponents - jailing more than 200 of them, including 14 mayors - in unprecedented pursuit of "octopus" of corruption
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Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents in pursuit of 'octopus' of corruption
Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-detains-hundreds-erdogan-opponents-pursuit-octopus-corruption-2025-07-10/
5 months ago
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PKK disarmament could come soon, with small group of fighters symbolically handing over weapons in Sulaimaniya in "coming days"
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Turkey says PKK disarmament could start within days, says AK Party spokesman
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could start handing over its weapons within days, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK Party said on Tuesday, the clearest sign yet that efforts to secure the outlawed group's disarmament may be nearing a breakthrough.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/turkey-says-pkk-disarmament-could-start-within-days-says-ak-party-spokesman-2025-07-01/
5 months ago
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Scoop: Turkey to press for access to EU defence funds: @NATO allies "need to spend not only more, but also smarter – and there is a need for more cooperation than ever before," defence minister tells
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Turkey to press allies for access to EU defence funds
Turkey will press European allies which plan to sharply ramp up their defence spending to ease restrictions that now require most of that money to be spent in the EU, Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters on Wednesday ahead of a NATO meeting.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/turkey-press-allies-access-eu-defence-funds-2025-06-04/
6 months ago
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Scoop: Turkey training and advising Syria's military, has no immediate withdrawal plans, and continues de-confliction talks with Israel, defence minister GĂĽler tells
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Exclusive: Turkey backing Syria's military and has no immediate withdrawal plans, defence minister says
Turkey is training and advising Syria's armed forces and helping improve its defences, Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-backing-syrias-military-has-no-immediate-withdrawal-plans-defence-2025-06-04/
6 months ago
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U.S. to appoint Thomas Barrack, the new ambassador to Turkey, as special envoy for Syria, sources say
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US to appoint Thomas Barrack as special envoy for Syria, sources say
The United States will appoint President Donald Trump's longtime friend and current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a special envoy for Syria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter and a diplomat in Turkey said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-appoint-thomas-barrack-special-envoy-syria-sources-say-2025-05-21/
6 months ago
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Trump's Gulf tour marks emergence of a new Sunni-led Middle East order - one that eclipses Iran's shattered 'axis of resistance', and leaves Israel sidelined
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Trump's Gulf tour reshapes Middle East diplomatic map
Donald Trump's Middle East tour had a clear message for Benjamin Netanyahu: In Trump's vision of Middle East diplomacy, the Israeli prime minister could no longer count on unconditional US support for his right-wing agenda.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trumps-gulf-tour-reshapes-middle-east-diplomatic-map-2025-05-18/
7 months ago
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Erdogan, preparing to host Russia-Ukraine talks, has probably never held more diplomatic sway. But his global peacemaker spotlight hides tumult within Turkey
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Erdogan's global peacemaker spotlight hides tumult within Turkey
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country's militant nemesis, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), dissolved.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogans-global-peacemaker-spotlight-hides-tumult-within-turkey-2025-05-14/
7 months ago
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Scoop: Foreign minister Fidan says Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria.
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Exclusive: Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says
Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria after repeated Israeli attacks on military sites there undermined the new government's ability to deter threats, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday.
https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-wants-no-confrontation-with-israel-syria-foreign-minister-says-2025-04-04/
8 months ago
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Turks protesting under a towering Roman aqueduct in Istanbul brace for a long-term standoff over mayor's jailing - even as Erdogan says their 'show' will end
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Turks vow to protest on even as Erdogan says 'show' will end
Many Turkish anti-government protesters said they were bracing for a long-term standoff after six nights of action and scattered clashes with police over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor, rejecting President Tayyip Erdogan's claim their "show" will fizzle out.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turks-vow-protest-even-erdogan-says-show-will-end-2025-03-25/
8 months ago
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Six year legal fight: how Istanbul's mayor became Erdogan's prime target
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8 months ago
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Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before his trial, inflaming country's biggest protests in more than a decade
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8 months ago
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Turkey warns against "illegal" calls to protest the detention of Istanbul mayor, after some of the biggest shows of civil disobedience in more than a decade - and before a high-stakes court decision this weekend
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Turkey warns against growing street protests over detained mayor
Turkey's government warned on Friday against "illegal" calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, after thousands demonstrated across the country in the last two days.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-criticises-opposition-leaders-call-streets-over-mayors-detention-2025-03-21/
9 months ago
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Controversial arrest of Istanbul mayor casts doubt on Turkey's PKK peace plan, which relies heavily on government's delicate cooperation with pro-Kurdish DEM party
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Istanbul mayor's arrest throws Turkey's Kurdish peace bid into doubt
The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old insurgency - a plan relying heavily on the government's nascent, delicate cooperation with the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/istanbul-mayors-arrest-throws-turkeys-kurdish-peace-bid-into-doubt-2025-03-21/
9 months ago
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Scoop: Barring Istanbul mayor Ä°mamoÄźlu from presidential bid would only boost opposition, CHP party chair Ă–zel tells
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Barring Istanbul mayor from presidential bid would only boost opposition, party leader says
Turkey's main opposition leader said on Thursday any move to legally bar Istanbul's detained mayor from running for president would only strengthen support for their party, and that any candidate would beat President Tayyip Erdogan in elections.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/barring-istanbul-mayor-presidential-bid-would-only-boost-opposition-party-leader-2025-03-20/
9 months ago
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Turkey detains Istanbul mayor Imamoglu, Erdogan's chief rival, in what opposition calls a 'coup' that caps months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures - and that sends the currency plunging
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Turkish authorities order detention of Istanbul mayor, some 100 others
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and about 100 others, including journalists and businessman, as part of a corruption investigation, the Sabah news website said on Wednesday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-authorities-order-detention-istanbul-mayor-some-100-others-2025-03-19/
9 months ago
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Scoop: U.S. encouraged Syrian Kurdish allies to reach landmark deal with government in Damascus, six sources said, possibly staving off further conflict in northern Syria at a time of uncertainty over the future of U.S. forces deployed there
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US nudged Kurds towards Damascus deal as troop presence comes into focus
The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in Damascus, six sources said, an agreement that could stave off further conflict in northern Syria at a time of uncertainty over the future of U.S. forces deployed there.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-nudged-kurds-towards-damascus-deal-troop-presence-comes-into-focus-2025-03-12/
9 months ago
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Turkey, NATO's #2 army, emerging as vital partner as Europe and Ukraine seek security guarantees under any ceasefire deal urged by the U.S.
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Turkey could be a vital partner as Europe, Ukraine seek new security framework
Turkey has emerged as a key potential partner in restructuring European security, diplomats and analysts say, as Europe scrambles to bolster its defence and find guarantees for Ukraine under any forthcoming ceasefire deal urged by the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/turkey-could-be-vital-partner-europe-ukraine-seek-new-security-framework-2025-03-13/
9 months ago
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Jailed leader of Turkish nationalist party with 6% nationwide support, in hand-written letter to
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Turkish party leader says his arrest is part of a crackdown on Erdogan's political opponents
The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition crackdown that contradicts the government's purported effort to boost democracy while ending a Kurdish militant insurgency.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-party-leader-says-his-arrest-is-part-crackdown-erdogans-political-2025-03-12/
9 months ago
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Ocalan's call for peace in Turkey: what's in it for key actors?
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Ocalan's call for peace in Turkey: what's in it for key actors?
Turkey's 40-year battle against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could be nearing an end after its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on the militant group on Thursday to lay down its arms and disband.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/call-peace-turkey-whats-it-key-actors-2025-02-27/
9 months ago
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Hope turns to regret among Syrians returning home from Turkey: "I started thinking about returning because my life was stable there... But I can't go back"
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Hope turns to regret among Syrians returning home from Turkey
Ahmed al-Sheikh's excitement at returning to his homeland from neighbouring Turkey after the fall of Bashar al-Assad has turned to bitter disappointment at the grim living conditions in Syria after some 13 years of war.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hope-turns-regret-among-syrians-returning-home-turkey-2025-02-05/
10 months ago
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Scoop: Syria's Sharaa, Turkey's Erdogan to discuss defense pact today including establishing Turkish airbases in central Syria and training for Syria's new army
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Exclusive: Syria's Sharaa to discuss defense pact with Turkey's Erdogan, sources say
Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan are expected to discuss a joint defense pact in Ankara on Tuesday, including establishing Turkish airbases in central Syria and training for Syria's new army, four sources familiar with the matter said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-sharaa-discuss-defense-pact-with-turkeys-erdogan-sources-say-2025-02-04/
10 months ago
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Growing legal crackdown on Turkey's opposition: "At a time when the government is talking about resolving the Kurdish conflict, it is dismaying and bewildering to see this continue against democratically elected officials"
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Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges that he had attempted to influence the judiciary.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/istanbul-mayor-appears-court-amid-concerns-about-crackdown-turkish-opposition-2025-01-31/
10 months ago
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Scoop: Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria's last battleground, showing more flexibility and patience than public statements suggest
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Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria's last battleground
They are looking to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria: the fate of Kurdish forces that the U.S. considers key allies against Islamic State and that Turkey regards as a national security threat.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/negotiators-zero-potential-deal-disarm-syrias-last-battleground-2025-01-19/
11 months ago
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How the stars aligned for Syria's rebels to oust Assad - including presenting a plan to Turkey months ago, sources say
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12 months ago
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Rebels' capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
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Rebels' capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
Doctor Mehdi Davut smiles as he describes his planned return to his homeland Syria for the first time in eight years to see how his aid association can help in Aleppo, a major city seized by rebels last week.
https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/rebels-capture-aleppo-stirs-syrian-homecoming-hopes-turkey-2024-12-05/
12 months ago
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Turkey's proposal to re-open talks with militant group PKK put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight. Some parents say students still can't access Kurdish language classes
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Kurdish pupils denied language lessons in Turkey amid wider curbs, families say
A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is rife and freedoms won more than a decade ago have eroded.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-pupils-denied-language-lessons-turkey-amid-wider-curbs-families-say-2024-12-04/
12 months ago
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Syrian rebels' seizure of Aleppo was in the works for a year but delayed by Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, key opposition leader says. Last week's truce with Hezbollah finally paved the way
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Syrian opposition leader says Lebanon truce opened door to Aleppo assault
Syrian rebel fighters began preparations to seize Aleppo a year ago but the operation was delayed by war in Gaza and ultimately launched last week when a ceasefire took hold in Lebanon, the head of Syria's main opposition abroad told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-opposition-leader-says-lebanon-truce-opened-door-aleppo-assault-2024-12-02/
12 months ago
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Turkish job seekers losing hope amid darkest days of economic turnaround, testing Erdogan's resolve: "Psychologically it is very difficult. I am losing hope"
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about 1 year ago
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