Aug 09 Watch Erdogan visits Russia after coup attempt stirs tensions with the West By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg Tuesday, a step toward mending ties ruptured last year when Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near Syria’s border. Judy Woodruff discusses the turmoil in Turkey with… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 10:50 One Syrian child soldier’s desperate struggle to escape ISIS By Marcia Biggs Their faces are flooding the internet: the thousands of child soldiers fighting in Syria. Whether they join armed groups out of economic need or a sense of cultural obligation, these children become instruments of violence and propaganda, often witnessing--and executing--acts… Continue watching
Aug 05 Denmark enters Syrian conflict By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Danish warplanes dropped bombs on the Islamic State in Syria for the first time, the country's military said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 01 U.S. joint chiefs chairman visits Turkey with anti-coup message By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is visiting Turkey to address U.S. troops and meet senior Turkish military officials. It's the most senior visit by an American official since last month's failed coup attempt. Continue reading
Jul 30 Turkish military kills 35 fighters as crackdown continues By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Turkish troops killed 35 Kurdish fighters in the country’s southeastern Hakkari province during skirmishes Friday and an attempted takeover of a military base early Saturday, military officials said. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 12:21 What will Turkey look like under a state of emergency? By Marcia Biggs The failed coup attempt in Turkey has won that nation’s president extraordinary power, in a three-month state of emergency, to impose laws by fiat. Critics fear he will chip away at Turkey's secular constitution. Hari Sreenivasan talks with special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 6:39 UK defense secretary: We want to maintain momentum in defeating ISIS By PBS News Hour For the next two days, defense chiefs and leaders from more than 30 countries are meeting in Washington to discuss the ongoing war on the Islamic State. For more, Hari Sreenivasan talks with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon about turmoil… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 4:15 Turkish government crackdown touches thousands after coup attempt By Marcia Biggs In Istanbul, thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went out to the streets, demanding retribution for those responsible for the coup over the weekend. Meanwhile, even more Turkish civil servants were detained or suspended from their jobs. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 12:06 After failed coup, Erdogan emerges stronger and Turkey’s secularism weaker By Marcia Biggs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have emerged from Friday’s failed coup stronger, but the rule of secular law may suffer. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports and Hari Sreenivasan learns more from chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 7:47 Why was there an attempted coup in Turkey? By PBS News Hour Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to the streets last night to fight back against the fourth military coup in the country since 1960, and they won. Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman and David Phillips, who… Continue watching