Turkey

A man desperately tries to protect himself from tear gas launched by Greek authorities on the border with Turkey.

Why the E.U. Is Doomed to Repeat the Mistakes of the 2015 Refugee Crisis

The children pacing behind bars or sleeping on the cold ground as the Greek...

The children pacing behind bars or sleeping on the cold ground as the Greek winter ebbs into spring do not look like weapons. On the contrary, their faces tell of their innocence and need, victims...

Migrants who came to Edirne, Turkey, to try and cross in Greece and after that to go to western Europe, gathered around a fire outside a bus station in Edirne on March 6, 2020.

What Happens Next with Europe’s Latest Refugee Crisis

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at ...

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at an alarming rate. Idlib, a city in the country’s northwest, is the final rebel holdout that keeps Bashar al-Assad—and his Russian backers—from...

Displaced Syrians at a newly created camp in Idlib province on Feb. 22, 2020.

Syrian Refugees Fleeing Assad's Onslaught in Idlib Have Nowhere Left to Hide

Syrian-British humanitarian worker Mohannad Othman faces a stark choice. It...

Syrian-British humanitarian worker Mohannad Othman faces a stark choice. It occupies his mind as he drives his two children to Arabic language classes in the Turkish border city of Gaziantep, where he has lived for...

Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018.

The Multibillion Dollar Canal Carving a Rift Through Erdogan's Turkey

The largest infrastructure project Turkey has ever undertaken is angering e...

The largest infrastructure project Turkey has ever undertaken is angering environmentalists, opposition politicians and potentially Moscow

John Oliver poses with awards for Outstanding Variety Talk Series in the press room during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

John Oliver Accuses Donald Trump of Betraying the Kurds on Last Week Tonight

“The Kurds fought with the U.S. military in at least two more wars than Don...

“The Kurds fought with the U.S. military in at least two more wars than Donald Trump ever did,” Oliver said.

A boy stands between tents at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) of Iraq's Yazidi minority in the Sharya area, some 15 kilometres from the northern city of Dohuk in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region on August 30, 2019.

Yezidis in Iraq and Syria Fear Fresh Persecution After Turkey's Offensive

Five years after the ISIS slaughter of Yezidis pushed the U.S. to enter Syr...

Five years after the ISIS slaughter of Yezidis pushed the U.S. to enter Syria, the long-persecuted minority is again feeling vulnerable

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Serbian President in Belgrade, on October 7, 2019.

'Necessary Action Will be Taken.' Turkish President Erdogan Says He Won’t Forget Trump’s ‘Tough Guy’ Letter

Erdogan is expected to meet Trump in Washington on Nov. 13