Turkey’s policy of robust support for the rebel fighters has not only failed to overthrow President Assad or the Syrian government, but it has also had led to a rising threat from extremists linked to Al Qaeda who dominate the Syrian battlefield.

Cairo - Turkey's Prime Minister demands Egypt to reinstall ousted Islamist President Morsi, and Egypt retaliates by expelling the Turkish ambassador.

Ankara - In a historic meeting Massoud Barzani the president of the Kurdistan Regional Govrnment in Iraq (KRG) and Turkish Prime Ministrer Recep Tayyip Erdogan met together in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.

Istanbul - Turkey is in the news again as Prime Minister Erdogan continues to limit secular democracy and push his Islamist agendas. See the photo that almost got me arrested and read why I left Turkey.

Damascus - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has revealed he is open to peace talks, but says they will not become a reality until foreign nations stop supporting the rebel fighters trying to overthrow him.

Amnesty International is urging global support to help Jordan and other countries welcoming people fleeing the civil war in Syria end border restrictions, so that these people may find peaceful, safe homes.

In the third and final episode of this series on the Ottoman Empire, Rageh Omaar charts its rapid decline and its relevance today.

The second episode of this short TV series traces the decline of the Ottoman Empire from the barbarians at the gates of Vienna to the sick man of Europe.

Those in Europe who today peddle the Islamic menace have forgotten or perhaps never knew that Islam has been here a long time.

A new law will allow police in Turkey to detain people who possess the risk of conducting a protest. Possible protesters will be able to be held from 12-24 hours without the demand of a judge or prosecutor.

Heavy fighting broke out between an Al-Qaeda affiliated group, the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and a Syrian rebel group the Northern Storm in the north of Syria bordering Turkey.

Ankara - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the ban on Islamic headscarves in public buildings and offices will be lifted as part of the reforms his government is introducing.

Istanbul - Even though it is a member of NATO, Turkey chose a Chinese firm over bids from US, European, and Russian rivals. The firm, China Precision Machinery and Export Corp. (CPMIEC) is sanctioned by the US.

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan has announced reforms that will see to the salvaging of the crumbling peace process begun earlier this year with the Kurdish opposition.

Istambul - After a 2.5-year stay in Turkey, I left the repressive state just days before police came knocking on my door over a photograph I published.

Turkey may be domestically producing the tear gas the authorities use after hearing calls from the international community to suspend the shipment of tear gas to that country.

A devoted advocate reaches her goal of 1000 faces on her website called Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Each face, including her own, battles the unknown invisible illness. Through advocacy Cookie Hopper brings global attention to the disease.

Istanbul - New freedom protests hit Turkey as Prime Minister Erdogan continues to support Islamist policies and enforce censorship.

Akrotiri - An incident last Monday illustrated just how easily UK forces could become involved should President Obama elect to proceed with ‘limited and narrow’ strikes against the regime of Syria’s President Assad.

Istanbul - The U.S. State Department issued warnings to Americans in Turkey as they evacuate non-emergency personnel from the U.S. Consulate in Adana because of a credible threat.