Recep Tayyip Erdogan
As Gulen movement contracts in Africa, worry over who will fill the vacuum
By Lauren Markoe — August 30, 2016
(RNS) At Turkey's request, some African governments are closing Gulen-affiliated schools.
US-based Turkish cleric says he’d accept extradition
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 17, 2016
ISTANBUL -- Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States is willing to help Turkey as it tries to identify those involved in the coup attempt.
US-based cleric denies role in Turkey coup attempt
By RNS staff — July 16, 2016
ISTANBUL -- U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen denies accusations he played a role in the attempted coup in Turkey and said he condemned "in the strongest terms" the attempt to topple the government.
Turkey’s atheists and religious minorities join forces to protest religious instruction in schools
By Onur Erem — February 18, 2015
ISTANBUL (RNS) Public education has become a symbol of the tug of war between Turkey’s secular tradition and the rising religious tide.
Pope Francis makes overtures to Orthodox and Muslims, but steep challenges remain
By Josephine McKenna — December 1, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “I want to assure each one of you here that, to reach the desired goal of full unity, the Catholic Church does not intend to impose any conditions except that of the shared profession of faith," Pope Francis told Orthodox leaders.
Pope Francis to visit Turkey in November
By Josephine McKenna — September 9, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Middle East is high on the pope’s agenda and Francis has been particularly outspoken about worsening violence in Syria and Iraq and the persecution of Christian minorities in both countries.
Church bells ring in a corner of Turkey once the site of Armenian genocide
By Gil Shefler — October 3, 2013
(RNS) The reopening of what church officials say is the largest Armenian place of worship in southeastern Turkey is part of a re-evaluation by Kurdish Muslims of the active role their ancestors played in the killings of minorities including Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and Jews in the twilight years of the Ottoman Empire.
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