RIGHTS-TURKEY: ISTANBUL, Nov 16 (IPS) - Success in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men themselves. Population experts are moving ahead with ...
EUROPE: Analysis by Hilmi Toros ISTANBUL, Aug 12 (IPS) - Once the worst of enemies, involved in 12 wars in three centuries, Turkey and Russia have suddenly become the best of friends, forging strong bonds that could be a counterpoint to ...
TURKEY: ISTANBUL, Apr 7 (IPS) - On his first visit to a Muslim country this week, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed "a new chapter" in U.S. engagement with the Islamic world. He drew much praise, while some remain skeptical. "The United ...
TURKEY: ISTANBUL, Apr 4 (IPS) - Turkey's ruling party won the local elections last week, but the reduced majority comes as indicator that its popularity may be in decline. The local elections were contested on national issues, and seen as ...
DEVEOPMENT: ISTANBUL, Mar 22 (IPS) - The fifth World Water Forum (WWF) held in Istanbul ended Sunday with wide- ranging differences among governments and groups with an interest in water. The forum adopted a declaration calling for "new ...
Q&A: Hilmi Toros interviews JOKE MUYLWIJK, executive director of Gender and Water Alliance ISTANBUL, Mar 21 (IPS) - Climate change and corrupt practices are considered root causes for a potential water crisis of global proportions, leading ...
DEVELOPMENT: ISTANBUL, Mar 19 (IPS) - Several civil society organisations are planning anti-corruption drives to combat the wheeling-dealing considered a major factor in the world water crisis. The initiative comes through a series of anti- ...
Q&A: Hilmi Toros interviews IUCN Water Programme Head MARK SMITH ISTANBUL, Mar 17 (IPS) - Whether through drought, floods, melting of ice or a rise in sea level, water will be the first to feel the effects of climate change, says Dr. Mark ...
The Fifth World Water Forum begins in Istanbul today in the face of some stark facts: of the world's water, 97.5 percent is the sea, and of the remaining, 70 percent is frozen in polar icecaps. That leaves precious little for 6.76 billion people around ...
DEVELOPMENT: ISTANBUL, Mar 15 (IPS) - The Fifth World Water Forum begins in Istanbul Mar. 16 in the face of some stark facts: of the world's water, 97.5 percent is the sea, and of the remaining, 70 percent is frozen in polar icecaps. That ...
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