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Zeynep Conkar
Zeynep Conkar is a deputy producer at TRT World.
Zeynep Conkar is a deputy producer at TRT World.
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Can the US afford a ground war in Iran?
A new Marine deployment and alarm from senators have raised fresh fears that Washington may be edging toward boots on the ground in Iran. Yet experts warn such a move could place Washington in a deeply difficult situation.
6 min read
From Epstein files to Iran war: How the global conversation suddenly shifted
As US-Israeli strikes on Iran dominate global headlines, data shows public interest in the Epstein revelations has plummeted, and analysts say the timing is no coincidence.
5 min read
Can international law be enforced on Israel? Forty states meet in The Hague to try
With international court rulings mounting but little enforcement, states from around the world gathered to consider coordinated measures addressing Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and occupation.
5 min read
The Strait of Hormuz: The chokepoint that could shake the global economy
With nearly one-fifth of global oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s closure warning has triggered market jitters and raised the prospect of a major supply shock.
6 min read
‘Tracking repression’: New database maps criminalisation of Palestine solidarity in Britain
A first-of-its-kind public index tracks 964 verified anti-Palestinian repression incidents in the UK as part of a coordinated crackdown involving police, universities, media, and private actors.
6 min read
From Iraq to Iran, why does the US 'preemptive' strike doctrine sound hollow again?
Washington and Israel's strikes on Tehran, framed as preemptive, risk igniting wider regional conflict while falling short of what international law requires to justify them.
5 min read
Will the UN’s genocide warning on Al Fasher trigger action against the RSF?
The UN has inched towards a genocide determination in Al Fasher after detailing mass killings, rape and siege tactics against Sudanese communities. What happens next depends more on political will than law.
5 min read
How Israeli weapons are ‘obliterating’ Palestinians and why it constitutes a war crime
Thermobaric and incendiary weapons lead to incineration and fragmentation of bodies, which constitutes a war crime under the principles of distinction and proportionality, human rights lawyers say.
6 min read
When burning homes no longer count as terrorism in the occupied West Bank
A new Shin Bet policy now limits the definition of terrorism to attacks with ‘clear intent to kill'. Palestinians say the change is normalising settler attacks and rendering them invisible.
8 min read
One Syria, reclaimed: How Syrians read the victory against YPG
From Deir Ezzor to Raqqa, from Hasakah to Tabqa, Syrians who endured years of YPG/PKK terror, impoverishment and restrictions are celebrating the return of state control, and with it, the promise of one unified Syria.
8 min read
