Central Asian states bordering Afghanistan are concerned about the potential implications of their southern neighbor's security problems, even more so since some of their nationals are members of militant groups that have been plaguing the Kabul administration.
With its involvement in Afghanistan winding down, the United States is attempting to restructure the relationship it has had with Central Asia for the last 15 years -- where for Washington, security had been the priority.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has opened a meeting in Washington with the foreign ministers from five ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia by calling for more cooperation to fight terrorism and to encourage economic growth.
Islamabad has apparently succeeded in keeping its ‘Turkish’ schools open while supporting Ankara in taking over schools allegedly linked to Fethullah Gulen’s global Islamic education movement.
In talking about his former ally whom he now accuses of attempting a coup against him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he made "serious mistakes" dealing with Fethullah Gulen. One of the chief ones was the "Ergenekon" trials.
Qishloq Ovozi is pleased to once again have the opportunity to introduce one of the future stars of Central Asian studies, Samuel Ramani. In this piece, he looks at Tajikistan's complicated situation as it faces the nearly irresistible embrace of Russia.
Turkmenistan is apparently having enormous economic problems. The country's system is so opaque that it is always difficult to know much about what is going on there. But the recent decision to scrap the two entities that were overseeing the oil and gas sector and to restructure the management of that industry give the impression that the authorities in Ashgabat are getting desperate.
As Turkey cracks down hard on perceived enemies like the Gulen movement at home, it also looks set to escalate the controversy over the global Islamic education movement by pressing other countries to follow suit.
Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said Turkey will suspend its duty to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights during the current three-month state of emergency following an abortive coup last week.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a three-month state of emergency starting July 21 to augment the government's power to avenge last week's bloody coup attempt.
In Kazakhstan, it has been difficult to receive accurate information -- or sometimes even any information -- from media and officials, especially from the country’s president, while dramatic events unfold.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should extradite Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey over his alleged involvement in last weekend's failed coup.
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