From the turquoise waters of Marmaris and Fethiye, to historic Alanya, magical Bozcaada and Kusadasi, these are the best beach towns in Turkey. Ready to transport yourself to a sunshine-filled ...

(L-R) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Benjamin Netanyahu seen over flags of Turkey and Israel, respectively (illustrative) (photo credit: FLASH90/CANVA, REUTERS, SHUTTERSTOCK) The tumultuous ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

Coleman pointed a Mossberg 702 “Plinkster” semi-automatic rifle at the victim and threatened to “shoot the place up and kill everyone in there,” which included the victim’s juvenile ...

He became vice-president following the May 2023 general election, which Erdoğan won despite the most vigorous attempt by Turkey’s opposition to unseat him in years. Şimşek is widely ...

In the culmination of its neo-Ottoman expansion strategy across part of its former empire, Turkey has quickly staked its claim in Syria. An unprecedented deployment of spies, diplomats, security ...

Turkey offered to help rebuild the Syrian military shattered by the fall of the long-ruling Assad regime and Israeli airstrikes, potentially filling a void left by Russia's diminishing forces ...

ISTANBUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's Karpowership, owner of a floating power plant fleet, said on Monday that the company is one of many alternatives being evaluated for providing electricity to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Turkey is hoping for a breakthrough in efforts to end a four-decade insurgency by Kurdish militants after ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ISTANBUL (AP) — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers ...