Haunted by the ghosts of Gallipoli, I went to my own war in Helmand
As a young British Army officer heading for Afghanistan, Barney Campbell visited the Dardanelles, scene of one of the First ...
History Suggests Kurds Are Key to Peace in the Middle East
The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
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Bucharest to the Ottoman Empire
This is the eleventh part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time in worlds beyond the ...
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İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca: The martyred scholar who defended Islam against Westernization
Today marks the 99th anniversary of the unjust execution of İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca, a devout Islamic scholar who stood ...
Al Aqsa To Hagia Sophia: Historical Sites At Religious And Cultural Fault Lines
In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...
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How Trump’s second term (2025-2028) relates in a Historical Turbulent and chaotic World accounts
Trump’s second term (2025-2028) policies are speculative at this point, as they haven’t been fully defined, but we can draw ...
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Libyan army chief meets Turkish counterpart in Ankara
Libya’s Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, has held high-level talks with Turkish military ...
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Turkish nationalist leader arrested over remarks targeting Erdoğan
He alleged that Erdoğan allowed the movement to establish a parallel state structure within Turkey. In his remarks ... On the contrary, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades preserved and enhanced ...