
Xenophobia grows in Turkey: Ten of thousands of deportations and human rights violations
Activists, lawyers and inmates report dire conditions in internment centers paid for by the European Union
Activists, lawyers and inmates report dire conditions in internment centers paid for by the European Union
The president has canceled several celebratory events due to the situation in Gaza, generating criticism from secular sectors
Azerbaijan is increasing its demands on the government of Nikol Pashinyan after regaining control of the territory, while the opposition has called the prime minister a ‘traitor’ for seeking peace negotiations
More than 70% of the population has left the Azerbaijani break-away region since September 24 after Azerbaijani forces seized control
Many artists have been cancelled for their LGBTQ+ support or for criticizing the conservative government
Citizens hoard jewelry and coins of this metal as a way to hedge against devaluations and high inflation in the country
The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into what it terms an ‘alarming phenomena of violence’ against immigrants and incitement to ‘racist pogroms’
Economists fear there will be a balance-of-payments crisis in the upcoming months unless international confidence is restored
One of the four candidates for the presidential election withdraws after the publication of a fake sex video and the Turkish president shows manipulated images on the campaign trail to link his opponent to terrorism
The traditional ‘hawala’ money transfer system provides financial services to human traffickers and migrants on dangerous journeys to the EU and the UK
After more than 100 days of blockade by Azerbaijan, only emergency supplies are making their way into the disputed enclave, and there are reports that Russian soldiers are seeking to profit from the shortages
President Erdoğan has pledged to build half a million homes within a year, but experts and the opposition say this promise is due to upcoming elections in May
Victims are entitled to free travel to other provinces, but tickets are hard to come by because of high demand and pre-registration requirements
One of the most exclusive buildings in this historic Turkish city, a tower of 249 apartments that boasted of the ‘highest construction standards,’ collapsed in the quakes. Nearly 1,000 people remain under the rubble
The country is located at the crossroads of tectonic plates and crossed by two great faults. Experts keep warning that building construction needs to be improved and drills carried out to train the population
The Russian leader issued the instruction after a petition from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, but Kyiv has dismissed it as ‘a cynical trap and an element of propaganda’
The privatization of the Alexandroupolis port – a key point of entry to Europe for arms and energy imports – will be concluded this week under the Economic Adjustment Program pushed by Brussels
Experts maintain that restarting Ukraine’s grain exports may stabilize prices, but the situation remains critical in the most vulnerable countries
Turkish customs are investigating the cargo of ‘Zhibek Zholy,’ which departed from Berdyansk and, according to the Ukrainian Embassy, carries documents from the Russian occupation authorities
The talks in Turkey between the two sides ended with no agreement on Thursday, a day after Russian shells landed on a maternity hospital in Mariupol
The withdrawal of US troops has seen the conflict in Syria take a fresh turn. EL PAÍS correspondents in Qamishli and Ceylanpınar explain the effect on the ground
Madrid-born Labib Al Nahhas is playing a key role in building diplomatic links with the West
The explosion occurred in Sultanahmet Square, near Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace
At least two young men are known to have joined Kurdish militias battling the extremists