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Turkey, a NATO member, is a strategically important country positioned at the crossroads between East and West. It was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire in 1923.

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Syrian refugee Lina Shaar, a mother of four, who works at a children's clothing store in Istanbul speaks to DW

Emotions run high as Syrians in Turkey consider going home

Emotions run high as Syrians in Turkey consider going home

Turkey offered refuge to over 3 million Syrians fleeing civil war and the Assad regime. DW met some of them in Istanbul.
MigrationDecember 12, 202426:03 min
Syrians in Istanbul hold Turkish and Syrian flags as well as a picture of Recep Tayyip Erdogan to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria

Amid Syria's upheaval, how will Turkey benefit?

Amid Syria's upheaval, how will Turkey benefit?

Turkey backed Syria's opposition forces from the start of the country's civil war in 2011. What role will it play now?
ConflictsDecember 11, 2024
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stands with a thoughtful expression next to the Turkish flag

Turkey to play even bigger role in Syria?

Turkey to play even bigger role in Syria?

Analysts suggest Turkey could exploit the fall of Syria's Assad regime to expand its influence in the region.
PoliticsDecember 11, 202404:04 min
Syrian families arrive to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya, southern Turkey

Syrian civil war refugees begin to return home

Syrian civil war refugees begin to return home

Syrians displaced by the country's nearly 14-year civil war are heading home as rebels announce new interim PM.
ConflictsDecember 10, 202402:11 min
Firemen try to extinguish a burning fuel tank at an oil refinery in the province of Homs, Syria, on November 23, 2013

What's next for Syria's devastated economy?

What's next for Syria's devastated economy?

The economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation.
BusinessDecember 10, 2024
Syrian opposition fighters celebrate after the Syrian government collapsed in Damascus

Assad's fall — how regional powers are reacting

Assad's fall — how regional powers are reacting

How will the collapse of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad's regime affect the wider Middle East?
ConflictsDecember 8, 202402:16 min
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Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

With deadly violence against women and girls on the rise, Turkish aid groups say offenders must face harsher punishment.
SocietyDecember 6, 202405:22 min
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes the hand of Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli (L)

Turkey: What's behind Erdogan's outreach to Kurds?

The Turkish government is sending ambiguous signals to the Kurds. What is the president trying to achieve?
PoliticsNovember 20, 2024
Three flags of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fly at a rally

Turkey, the Kurds and the PKK

The PKK has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Ankara. Who is the PKK and what do they strive for?
PoliticsOctober 25, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, standing in front of a Turkish flag, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia

Turkey's BRICS ambitions: Is Erdogan gambling with the West?

This year's BRICS summit is also attended by Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government would like to join BRICS.
PoliticsOctober 23, 202403:27 min
Women hold up posters

Turkey faces spate of brutal murders of women

Turkey has seen a wave of femicides in 2024. Women's rights groups say Erdogan's government is partly to blame.
PoliticsOctober 19, 2024
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Discord: Why the messaging app is under scrutiny

Russia and Turkey have blocked the app, popular with the young, after accusing it of failing to remove illegal content.
TechnologyOctober 11, 2024
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