The switch happened after the education ministry instructed schools to organise activities around the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, such as visits to mosques, decorating classrooms and having ...

In France, the administrative court in Dijon has upheld a mayor’s ban of conspicuous religious symbols in a municipal council after it was challenged by two elected officials.

From border killings to securitized dissent, a decade of political alignment has turned regional power into a domestic crisis ...

When the bombs stop falling and the smoke clears, the question of who can lead Iran during a transition will become inescapable. Whoever it is will face a Herculean task: reconciling the regime’s ...

As a South Azerbaijani, I cannot remain silent in the face of these reckless and dangerous actions by the Iranian regime. For many of us, this is not simply a matter of international politics. It is ...

Donald Trump has shelved a plan to have these forces contribute to his offensive against the Islamic Republic while the opposition and Turkey do not look favorably upon the involvement of groups they ...

The Algerian language, commonly referred to as Darija, constitutes a complex linguistic phenomenon resulting from a long history of cultural contact and ...

US Watchdog. Ankara, March 16 (IANS) The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the Donald Trump administration to include Turkey on the Special Watch List (SWL ...

Instead of recognising these growing fault lines, Washington chose to see only what suited its interests. The Shah was perceived as a bulwark against communism and a guarantor of oil supplies ...

When one looks back at Türkiye’s intellectual life over the past half century, a few figures stand out not only for their ...

A widening conflict with Iran risks destabilizing the Middle East and global energy markets while exposing the political calculations—and miscalculations—behind Washington’s decision to go to war ...

Thirty-eight years have passed since the chemical bombing of Halabja, yet the memory of March 16, 1988, remains etched in the collective consciousness of humanity as one of the darkest chapters of ...