Carlotta Gall

Turkey Bureau Chief at The New York Times

Senior Correspondent, New York Times. Ukraine, Turkey, Tunisia, Afghanistan & Pakistan after 2001. Author of The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014.

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Articles

Turkey and Israel Aim to Avoid Clashes in Syria as Tensions Rise

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall

Turkey has long occupied parts of northern Syria in support of the opposition fighting the Assad regime, as well as to combat Kurdish rebels that it calls a terrorist threat to its own forces. Turkey recently offered to train a new Syrian army and to upgrade Syria's army bases and airports, analysts say, though Syria has not publicly confirmed its acceptance of the offer.
Israel Hits Syria With New Strikes and Ground Raid as Tensions Soar

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall

Syria accused Israel on Thursday of trying to destabilize the country after intense airstrikes on military bases and a deadly raid in southern Syria, part of a deepening incursion that is sharply raising tensions in the region. Since the Assad regime was ousted from Syria last year in a rapid rebel offensive, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes and has deployed forces into southern Syria, in what it says are necessary security operations against potentially hostile forces.
Syrians Wake Up to a New Government

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Carlotta Gall

1 day agoBeirut, Lebanon - March 28, 2025 Israel launched a two-rocket airstrike on a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, demolishing a building. The strike, which occurred just moments ago, sent shockwaves through the densely populated area, raising concerns over further military action.
Syrians Wake Up to a New Government

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall

Syrians on Sunday were digesting the overnight announcement of a caretaker government that will be in power for the next five years, accepting with some resignation the continued dominance of the rebel group that seized power in December but welcoming its representation of the country's main ethnic minorities.
Syria's Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall |Christina Goldbaum

Pressure on Mr. al-Shara to make changes to his government grew at home and abroad after violence in Syria's coastal region this month. Clashes erupted between remnants of the Assad regime and government security forces. More than 1,000 people were killed, many of them civilians, according to the war monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Slowly, Ukrainian women are beginning to talk about sexual assault in the war

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Carlotta Gall |Oleksandr Chubko

A 77-year-old former high school teacher, turned out in a neat dress and hat, has been creating a quiet revolution in the villages of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine. Standing before a group of 10 women in a tent in the center of a village in Ukraine’s south last summer, she recounted her ordeal three years ago under Russian occupation. “What I went through,” said the woman, named Liudmyla, her voice wavering.
Slowly, Ukrainian Women Are Beginning to Talk About Sexual Assault in the War

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Carlotta Gall |Oleksandr Chubko

A 77-year-old former high school teacher, turned out in a neat dress and hat, has been creating a quiet revolution in the villages of Kherson region in southern Ukraine. Standing before a group of 10 women in a tent in the center of a village in Ukraine’s south last summer, she recounted her ordeal three years ago under Russian occupation. “What I went through,” said the woman, named Liudmyla, her voice wavering.
Kurdish PKK group declares ceasefire in war with Turkey

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Safak Timur |Carlotta Gall

The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a ceasefire Saturday, days after a call from its jailed leader to disarm and disband the organization raised hopes of ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people over four decades. The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said the ceasefire would begin immediately.
Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Safak Timur |Carlotta Gall

The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a cease-fire on Saturday, days after a call from its jailed leader to disarm and disband the organization raised hopes of ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people over four decades. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said the cease-fire would begin immediately.
Turkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall

By seeking a peace deal with Kurdish militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is attempting something momentous that not only aims to end 40 years of violent insurgency inside Turkey but envisions ambitious change across the region.