Mar 21 Watch 5:46 What sparked a new carry-on electronics ban on some flights? By PBS News Hour Passengers flying out of 10 specific airports in the Middle East can no longer take large electronic devices in their carry-on luggage, according to a new rule from the Department of Homeland Security. The British announced a similar rule, but… Continue watching
Mar 21 Photo: Turkish women spring forward By News Desk Women jump over a bonfire during the Newroz celebrations at Topkapi Culture Park in Istanbul, Turkey on March 21. Newroz is the March 21 festival that marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated mainly in Iran, Afghanistan, India and… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:42 Erdogan opponents fear historic vote threatens liberty, secularism By PBS News Hour Turkish citizens will vote next month on a referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversial new powers. The referendum is happening at a time of heightened political tension, with an ongoing purge of tens of thousands of government… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:18 U.S. forces in Syria to fight ISIS face chaotic map By PBS News Hour The battle for Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State militant group in Syria, is coming. The U.S. military is sending 400 additional troops to join 500 Special Operations troops already on the ground, along with an array of Turkish,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey By Stephen Braun and Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before Election… Continue reading
Feb 16 In his new novel, Elliot Ackerman wants to humanize the Syrian conflict By Elizabeth Flock "Green on Blue" is the debut novel by Elliot Ackerman, a journalist and former Marine who served in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Feb 11 Marginal progress for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria By Philip Issa, Associated Press Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition forces have managed to capture just one-tenth of a north Syrian town from Islamic State militants, a conflict monitoring group said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Dylann Roof insists he's not mentally ill at sentencing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the white supremacist who killed nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, insisted in court he’s not mentally ill. Dylann Roof is acting as his own lawyer in the death penalty phase of his federal… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Greece-Turkey relations under pressure amid Erdogan's extradition calls By PBS News Hour Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is asking NATO allies to extradite hundreds of Turkish officers and soldiers who sought asylum following July’s attempted coup. And of all the allies resisting Erdogan’s appeals, Greece is under the most pressure. The two… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:57 Turkey faces daunting two-front terror threat By PBS News Hour What's behind the latest deadly rampage in Turkey, one in a string of terror attacks there in the past year? William Brangham speaks with Bulent Aliriza from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the two-front attack facing Turkey… Continue watching