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Why did Turkey shoot down that Russian warplane?

December 16, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

It was certainly not because it posed any threat. The plane is old, and the Russians were careful not to arm it with missiles.

Be very afraid: the price of Turkey’s elections

November 4, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

If there is a lesson to be drawn from the Nov. 1 Turkish elections, it is that fear works.

Turkey’s election turmoil will have global impact

October 20, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

As Turkey gears up for one of the most important elections in its recent history, the country appears to be coming apart at the seams.

Isis destroys historic Temple of Bel in Syria

September 1, 2015 By Morning Star

Earlier this month Isis released footage of the decapitated body of 82-year-old antiquities department chief Khaled Asaad, whose body was later hung from Palmyra's ruins.

U.S.-Turkey deal: disaster in the making

August 5, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The agreement between Turkey and the U.S. to cooperate against the Islamic State in Syria brings to mind a description of "crackpot realists."