Armenia’s @NikolPashinyan was among a handful of world leaders to attend Khamenei’s funeral. My latest unpacks why Armenia’s westward pivot doesn’t mean ditching its cordial ties with Iran www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Crimea is indefinitely banning motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and ATVs from the roads between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., effective tomorrow, citing the need to protect military and "special" facilities. (Honestly sounds quite nice.) t.me/mig41/50059

📌Ermenistan seçimleri Türkiye'yi neden ve nasıl etkileyecek? 📌Rusya'nın Paşinyan öfkesinin sebebi ne? Gazeteci @amberinzaman.bsky.social, Sarkis Kassargian @sarkiska.bsky.social ve Güvenlik analisti Suat Delgen ile konuştuk. Abone olmayı unutmayın! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Xt...

Great, insightful piece about business tycoon Rahmi Koç, who made a vulgar joke on Kurdish women and faces legal consequences. What's the real story here? Is Turkey suddenly protecting Kurds? By @amberinzaman.bsky.social, without paywall. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Iranian children make up 15% of civilians killed since US, Israel launched war, rights monitor says www.listennotes.com/podcasts/on-... via @listennotes.com #Podcast

This is a good short podcast by @amberinzaman.bsky.social with Iranian Kurdish rep Hassan Zadeh about the potential for armed intervention by exiled groups www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/par...

A year after Assad's fall, divisions grow between Syria Kurds, Damascus, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

great reporting by @amberinzaman.bsky.social www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

NEW podcast: Thousands slaughtered in el-Fasher as Sudan’s conflict deepens, driven by regional rivalries Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...

Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassarjian @sarkiska.bsky.social ve Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman.bsky.social ile konuştuk. 📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor? 📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler? Abone olmayı unutmayın! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Us2...

In my latest from Syria I describe how the new editor in chief of a longtime Assad mouthpiece is trying to shake things up’: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

EXCLUSIVE: PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks Via @amberinzaman.bsky.social www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan? @adamlucente.bsky.social & @amberinzaman.bsky.social discuss in the Al-Monitor Brief www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/wha...

My comments included in @amberinzaman.bsky.social's write up in advance of the Trump-Erdogan meeting www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

"Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule" with @meghanbodette.bsky.social and @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [4/5]

Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? Amberin Zaman anlatıyor (Video) medyascope.tv/2025/08/07/s... @amberinzaman.bsky.social

@amberinzaman.bsky.social interviews @valinasr.bsky.social on the Iranian regime's resilience in the wake of Israeli and American bombing open.spotify.com/episode/1kpo...

As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day, Turkey, the region’s leading Sunni power, is faced with an array of opportunities and risks. @amberinzaman.bsky.social‬ writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

NEW podcast: Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran @amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...

NEW: Armenia's Pashinyan, Turkey's Erdogan to hold 'historic' talks amid Iran-Israel war The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Pathetic the lack of traction this story gets on this platform which is billed as serious. @bsky.app 👎👎👎

Cihan, a 26-year-old reporter for the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News Agency, and Nazim Dastan, a 33-year-old freelancer, were killed on Dec. 19, when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck their car in the Sirrin district near the city of Kobani on the Turkish border

Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

🎙️ New podcast: Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host @amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8

NEW: Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Speaking to Al-Monitor's @amberinzaman.bsky.social‬ at an Al-Monitor Global Institute event in Washington, Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

DAANES negotiator told @amberinzaman.bsky.social several days ago that a deal over Tishrin yet to be reached www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

New podcast: Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan @amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...

As always, @amberinzaman.bsky.social has the best reporting in English on the forthcoming PKK deal and what it may or may not include: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

📰Sunday extras: "PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey" by @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [1/5]

How power is reshaping Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa & why he’s not ‘a Turkish puppet’ | Listen Notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/on-... via @listennotes.com #Podcast

Despite promises of reform from Syria’s new Islamist-turned-president, minorities fear retribution — and find uneasy refuge under Kurdish rule. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20... by @amberinzaman.bsky.social

NEW: For Syria’s minorities, life under Kurds remains safest bet Despite promises of reform from Syria’s new Islamist-turned-president, minorities fear retribution — and find uneasy refuge under Kurdish rule, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes in a dispatch from NES www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Here I explain how Erdogan wants to leverage detente with Syria’s Kurds for electoral support from Turkey’s Kurds. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish govt authorities, according to a recent report by the Freedom of Expression Association. techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...

My latest from Syria www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

BREAKING: Pope Francis, promoter of a more compassionate Church, dies at 88

Sevgili Alin Özinan'ın (@alinozinian.bsky.social) Amberin Zaman (@amberinzaman.bsky.social) ile yaptığı ropörtajı izlemenizi tavsiye ederim. Barış süreci ile Suriye'de değişen durumlar hakkında çok bilgilendirici bir yayın. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RziB...

In an exclusive interview with @amberinzaman.bsky.social at Syria’s Roj camp, the head of intelligence for the Women’s Protection Units warns that US funding cuts are fueling a resurgence of ISIS ideology among detained women and children www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump admin's shuttering of USAID is further fueling radicalism in Syria, the head of intelligence for the YPJ — the all-female fighting force that gained global acclaim for its valor against ISIS — told @amberinzaman.bsky.social in a new interview. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

JUST IN ‼️ My interview eith YPJ Intel Chief Heval Kurdistan www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

🎯Özel: Gazeteci @amberinzaman.bsky.social SDG Komutanı Mazlum Kobane ile söyleşisinin detaylarını @alinozinian'a anlatıyor ⏰ Canlı yayın 20.00: www.youtube.com/live/RziBigo... 🔍HTŞ-SDG anlaşması, Öcalan’ın mektubu, Rojava saldırıları, yerel yönetim planı, ABD-İsrail-Rusya ve Türkiye'nin rolü...

Lot of interesting details in @amberinzaman.bsky.social's latest interview with Mazloum 'Abdi, ie. this section on Russia and their continued military presence at Qamishli airport www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Yeni süreçe ilişkin bir çok cephededen bir çok haklı eleştiri var. Ancak Rojavadan yeni döndüm ve sürecin olumlu etkilerine birebir tanık oldum. TR saldırılarını DURDURDU. İnsanlar ölmüyor. Halk uzun zamandır ilk kez nefes alıyor.