Cizre's former Mayor Leyla Imret who also holds German citizenship has fled Turkey after she found the target of a terror probe by judiciary authorities.. Late last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that his administration would once again dismiss elected mayors..…

Russia and China stood by Maduro, as did NATO ally Turkey, with President Erdogan phoning his support. ..…

FM: De-escalation of Tensions in Syria Result of Iran-Turkey Agreement in Astana  . . ... Envoy Underlines President Assad's Special Attention to Iranian Firms in Reconstruction of Syria  . . . . . . . . ..…

According to Federation vice president, Zeynep Arslan, the claim that 'Alevism is inside of Islam' is 'nonsensical and unscientific.' . In a recent interview with Turkey's CAN TV, Arslan noted: . 'Of course, Alevism has been affected by Islam in a region where Islam is the dominant religion..…