‘The State Failed These People. They Didn’t Have to Die Like This.’


‘The State Failed These People. They Didn’t Have to Die Like This.’Tuesday, 14 Mars, 2023 , 16:47

Nytimes.com | By Lydia Polgreen Opinion Columnist

ADIYAMAN, Turkey — Beneath each fresh mound in this rapidly expanding graveyard lies a tragedy. One morning at dawn, Zeki Karababa told me about his.


  

EMERGENCY AID FOR THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE


EMERGENCY AID FOR THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKEMonday, 6 Mars, 2023 , 19:00

  

I Went to Syria, the Country That Remade Our World, and This Is What I Saw


I Went to Syria, the Country That Remade Our World, and This Is What I SawWednesday, 1 Mars, 2023 , 17:29

nytimes.com | Opinion | By Lydia Polgreen Opinion Columnist | Feb. 27, 2023

JINDIRES, Syria — She has no memory of the earthquake that broke her back and swallowed her daughters. Khaira Al Halbouni only knows what her husband told her afterward. In the middle of the night the building shook. He grabbed one daughter, Bisan, and their son, Ali. Take Mayas, their younger daughter, and run, he shouted.

 


  

On Blinken Visit, Quake Relief Soothes U.S.-Turkey Tensions


On Blinken Visit, Quake Relief Soothes U.S.-Turkey TensionsMonday, 20 February, 2023 , 18:05
Nytimes.com | Michael Crowley

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken pledged to keep helping Turkey recover from a devastating earthquake, but there were few hints of progress on disputes over F-16 sales and NATO.


  

Amnesty in Turkey for Construction Violations Is Scrutinized After Quake


Amnesty in Turkey for Construction Violations Is Scrutinized After QuakeSunday, 12 February, 2023 , 16:42

Cnnturk.com | Ben Hubbard, Gulsin Harman, Safak Timur

Survivors and building experts say poor construction most likely exacerbated the scale of the earthquake’s destruction, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 33,000 people.


  

As Tough Elections Loom in Turkey, Erdogan Is Spending for Victory


As Tough Elections Loom in Turkey, Erdogan Is Spending for VictoryFriday, 27 January, 2023 , 12:00

Nytimes.com | By Ben Hubbard

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to soften the blow of inflation on the population and using legal threats to bolster his position ahead of a vote that could reshape his country.


  

KURDISH COMMUNITY MOURNS TERRORIST ATTACK


KURDISH COMMUNITY MOURNS TERRORIST ATTACKSaturday, 24 December, 2022 , 10:32

  

Threats Against Greater Kurdistan


Threats Against Greater KurdistanFriday, 9 December, 2022 , 19:07

Thursday, December 15 at 11:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) 05:00 PM CET Where: Virtual 

 


  

At least 458 dead, including 63 children, 10,000 injured and 19,000 arrests and 11 death sentences, in demonstrations in Kurdistan and Iran


At least 458 dead, including 63 children, 10,000 injured and 19,000 arrests and 11 death sentences, in demonstrations in Kurdistan and IranWednesday, 7 December, 2022 , 19:00

  

Opinion We’re America’s most loyal ally in Syria. Don’t forget us.


Monday, 5 December, 2022 , 18:15

Washingtonpost.com | By Mazloum Abdi

Mazloum Abdi is the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

In 2014, the world learned about my hometown, Kobane, and my people, the Syrian Kurds, when we dealt the Islamic State its first major defeat in partnership with the United States and the Global Coalition. The alliances we forged there led to the end of the ISIS caliphate in 2019.