Middle East

(left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Turkey's general elections at a polling station in the Uskudar district on May 14, 2023 in Istanbul. (right) Republican People's Party (CHP) leader and presidential candidate of the main opposition alliance Kemal Kilicdaroglu arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during Turkey's General Election on May 14, 2023 in Ankara.
(left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Turkey's general elections at a polling station in the Uskudar district on May 14, 2023 in Istanbul. (right) Republican People's Party (CHP) leader and presidential candidate of the main opposition alliance Kemal Kilicdaroglu arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during Turkey's General Election on May 14, 2023 in Ankara. © Umit Bektas-Pool/Getty Images and Burak Kara/Getty Images

Turkey Votes: Normalisation With Armenia Will Continue

The presidential contest looms large over the South Caucasus region and the outcome will have a profound impact in Yerevan and Baku.

19 May 23

Helping Children Heal

Psychological support essential to process the trauma of living through a natural disaster.

4 May 23
Two young Syrians sit at the Castel of Harim enjoying the sunset and the view of the city situated on the border of Turkey, on February 24, 2023 north of Idlib, Syria. According to locals more than two million people who have been displaced because of war lived in the northwest of Syria before the earthquake. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday.
Two young Syrians sit at the Castel of Harim enjoying the sunset and the view of the city situated on the border of Turkey, on February 24, 2023 north of Idlib, Syria. According to locals more than two million people who have been displaced because of war lived in the northwest of Syria before the earthquake. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. © Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

The High Cost of Instability: A Syrian Journalist's Struggle

“The fear of being kidnapped or arrested is with me constantly.”

3 May 23

Farmer’s Woes

The earthquake has had a devastating impact on agriculture in Idlib.

24 Apr 23

Shelter Centre

A woman in the Idlib countryside shares her experience of living in a tent, unable to send her children to school.

24 Apr 23
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