Iraq’s security deteriorates

Iraq’s security deteriorates

(VOVworld)- Security in Iraq faced grim threats on Wednesday when 24 members of the Turkish consulate in the northern city of Mosul were abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the...
Violence flares up in Ankara and Istanbul

Violence flares up in Ankara and Istanbul

(VOVworld)- Police used tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to push back crowds of protesters who defied a warning by Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to gather...
Demonstrations in Turkey: an alarm

Demonstrations in Turkey: an alarm

(VOVworld) - Turkey, which used to have a successful Islamic political model, is experiencing instability with widespread anti-government demonstrations lasting for over 10 days. Although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...

Protests spread in Turkey

Despite an apology from the Turkish government, thousands of people on Thursday gathered to protest Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the 7th consecutive day

Violence reignites in Turkey’s big cities

Violence between the police and protesters have reignited in major cities in Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the protesters as “extreme elements joining hands with terrorists”
Syrian crisis more likely to spill over borders

Syrian crisis more likely to spill over borders

The tension between Syria and Turkey has dramatically increased over the past three days, stoking fears that the Syrian internal crisis would spill over borders, through various ways, to its neighbors...