Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is located partially in the continent of Asia and partially in Europe. It shares borders with Greece and Bulgaria to the Northwest, Iran to the east and Iraq to the southeast. It also shares various borders with Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
70%-75% of Turkey's population are Turks, and 19% are Kurds, making them the country's largest minority group. The country's capital is Ankara, and the largest city and financial city is Istanbul.
As of November 2021, the President of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has served in this position since 2014. Prior to that, he served as Prime Minister of the country from 2003-2014.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, an estimated 3.6 million Syrian refugees have taken up residence in Turkey, most of them living with temporary residence permits.
The Education Ministry said it is in contact with security and education officials and is coordinating with admins and parents.
The PKK conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since it began in 1984, leaving tens of thousands wounded, including Turkish security force members, militants, and civilians alike.
When it comes to elections, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has consistently demonstrated the ability to intimidate his opponents and rally his supporters.
Erdogan spoke at Istanbul's Grand Camlica Mosque where he asked Allah to ensure that Zionism and Israel are destroyed, while wishing "mercy upon the (Hamas) martyrs"
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said this week that nearly 1,900 people had been detained since the protests began, adding that courts had jailed 260 of them pending trial as of Thursday.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Israel's strike on Beirut was a violation of the ceasefire agreement Israel holds with Lebanon.
A Massachusetts judge temporarily halted the deportation of a Turkish Tufts student detained after supporting Palestinians in Gaza.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls protests a “show” as anger over jailing grows.
Police intervened forcefully during the protest, and demonstrators took cover behind dumpsters before being detained.
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