(We know where the 7 wonders of the ancient world are—except for one.) Located in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey ... they fought for control of Anatolia. During this time, Commagene ...

Idealism, a hunger for power and a wish to prosper have driven some of the earliest efforts to build a world order.

Sykes-Picot divided Syria and the broader region for imperial gain—not peace. That mistake cost generations. We will not make ...

It turns out that, if we want to secure our own economic future, we have to control the means by which it can be secured. And ...

Syria and Turkey. They speak multiple dialects of Kurdish, a language not directly related to Turkish or Arabic. Most are Sunni Muslims. The Kurds were promised a nation of their own by world ...

A study of the Roman conquest of Anatolia reveals how imperial expansion fueled economic growth but ultimately triggered ...

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

The political and military fault lines that divide Libya are increasingly shaped by Turkey and Russia, as both work to ...

Lula da Silva defended the map, stating, “The Earth is round. Our perspective matters.” Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South American nation at the center of the world ...

Turkey’s demographic and economic transformation has been one of the world’s most dramatic, with urban growth and economic growth proceeding hand in hand. Distinguishing Turkey from many other ...

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the majority of the world’s population. In the mass protests that erupted in Turkey in March, growing social inequality, discontent and concern for the future played a significant role.