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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."

Turkey: 30 young socialists massacred in Suruç suicide bombing

July 22, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The attack in the southern city of Suruç targeted a gathering of 300 Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) members from Istanbul.

Dark plots in the Middle East?

June 10, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

A quiet meeting this past March in Saudi Arabia, and a recent anonymous leak from the Israeli military, set the stage for what may be a new and wider war in the Middle East.