Eurasianet

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..

Some suspect that Ankara may be involved, although there is no evidence yet for that claim.

Activists had been pushing for their government to adopt the landmark international anti-domestic violence agreement. But “big brother” Turkey has made it more difficult.

Turkmen authorities go to great lengths to persecute wayward citizens abroad.

Restoring the museum as a mosque fulfills the vision of Erdogan’s favorite conservative thinker.

Today celebrated for blending classical music with Turkish folk tunes, Anjelika Akbar’s education was strictly Soviet, intolerant to non-classical styles.

The controversial vote, along with new genocide-recognition resolutions in the U.S., has Turkey’s Armenian community feeling caught in the crossfire between a hostile Turkish majority and an assertive Armenian diaspora.

The suspicious death of an Uzbek housecleaner has highlighted the abuse many Central Asian women suffer in Turkey.

The large North Caucasus diaspora has found itself on opposite sides of Turkey’s polarized politics.

The return of restrictions on memorializing the World War I-era massacres is part of a wider crackdown on dissenting views, critics say.

The largely unrecognized republic is using cultural events to attract new visitors.

The number of Azerbaijani students in Turkey has almost tripled over the past five years, as many believe their own country’s universities are expensive and low-quality.

Since China began rounding up Uighurs in Xinjiang province two years ago, the diaspora in Istanbul has become more visible.

Tajikistan’s corruption and wretched economy force many to work abroad.