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Riad al-Turk, the ‘Old Man of the Syrian Opposition’
Riad al-Turk and the Muslim Brotherhood
Riad al-Turk, the ‘Mandela of Syria,’ Dies in Exile at 93 (Published 2024)
Riad Al Turk, Syrian dissident who 'did not keep silent', dies in exile
Riad al-Turk’s Lifelong Struggle for a Free and Democratic Syria
Syrian Opposition Politician on Failures of the Revolution
On April 8, 2020, Syrian opposition politician Riad Al-Turk said in interview on BBC Arabic (U.K.) that the opposition to the Syrian regime...
Riad al-Turk, the ‘Old Man of the Syrian Opposition’
Profile of Riad al-Turk, veteran activist and leading figure in the Syrian Democratic People's Party, dedicated to resisting the government.
Riad al-Turk and the Muslim Brotherhood
Riad al-Turk has been a prominent figure in Syrian politics for decades, but his alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood has long been questioned and criticised.
Riad al-Turk, the ‘Mandela of Syria,’ Dies in Exile at 93 (Published 2024)
Riad al-Turk, the 'Mandela of Syria,' Dies in Exile at 93. Imprisoned four times, he spent almost 20 years in Syria's prisons, nearly 18 in...
Riad Al Turk, Syrian dissident who 'did not keep silent', dies in exile
Al Turk was incarcerated without charge between 1980 and 1998, mostly in a two-square-metre underground room at a military intelligence branch...
Riad al-Turk’s Lifelong Struggle for a Free and Democratic Syria
A writer and human rights activist who worked alongside the recently deceased 'Syrian Mandela' in Damascus reflects on the rich legacy he left behind.
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Veteran Syrian dissident, communist politician and long-time opponent of the Assad regime; prominent figure in the Syrian pro-democracy movement since the 1970s.