ISTANBUL: Istanbul’s bright yellow taxis, ubiquitous and perennially honking for custom, appear ingrained in the daily life of the Turkish metropolis. But...
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Built in the first decade of the 20th century as Europe’s gateway to the east, Istanbul Haydarpasa railway station stands proudly on the...
SILIVRI, Turkey: An Uzbek militant who confessed to killing 39 people, including three Lebanese, at an Istanbul nightclub in a New Year gun attack refused to...
Canakkale, Turkey: On the verdant, fertile Gallipoli peninsula in northwestern Turkey, headscarf-clad women in colorful clothes harvest grapes in the...
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that a joint Turkish-Iranian operation against Kurdish militants was “always on the agenda,”...
ISTANBUL: On Taksim Square, the buzzing focal point of Istanbul, a giant disused building looms over visitors, its glass windows broken, a few tattered ad...
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew a stronger-than-expected 5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, official data showed Monday, driven by government stimulus...
ISTANBUL: In a bid to banish stereotypes of late-night greasy fast food, Turkish chefs are trying to burnish their image by showcasing the culinary riches the...
ISTANBUL: On his to-do list for his trip to Istanbul, Palestinian tourist Jameel wants to visit the Blue Mosque and take a tour on the Bosphorus, like any...
ISTANBUL: Atop Istanbul’s iconic Grand Bazaar – the scene of a high-speed motorbike chase in the 2012 James Bond film “Skyfall”...
Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep...
ISTANBUL: Turkey is once again facing off against historic foe-turned-ally Greece in one of their fiercest rows in years, though the war of words is unlikely...
ISTANBUL: Turkey is enduring the biggest challenge of a 5-month-old military campaign inside Syria as it battles to capture the town of Al-Bab from Daesh...
ISTANBUL: The killing of the Russian ambassador to Ankara has exposed deep divisions in policy and hostility to Moscow among some in Turkish society despite a...
ISTANBUL: The use by a senior Turkish official of a pejorative word meaning “infidel,” widely used in Ottoman times to describe non-Muslims, has sparked...
ISTANBUL: “Hello?” “Please Mr. President, we are listening to you...”“Good evening!”“Good evening, sir, please...”And so began what is possibly the most...
ISTANBUL: Minutes after fishermen tip him off that a ship is about to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus, Yoruk Isik drops what he’s doing and rushes to his...
ISTANBUL: The model fixes her cloths, looks at the camera with a hint of a smile, holds her head high and the photographer starts snapping. But at this...
ISTANBUL: The future use by the United States of a key Turkish air base near Syria risks causing new tensions between the key NATO allies after the botched...
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lifted restrictions on travel to Turkey after mending ties with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
Antalya, Turkey: The United States scrambled Friday to avert a rift with its ally Turkey after AFP pictures revealed US commandos operating in Syria wearing...
Turkey's leaders on Friday celebrated the 100th anniversary of a rare victory by the Ottoman army in World War I against British-led forces in today's Iraq,...
ANKARA: Hasnain Kazim, German news weekly Der Spiegel’s resident correspondent in Turkey, last year applied to renew his Turkish press card – usually a mere...
Ankara: Turkey's long-dominant Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a stunning electoral comeback on Sunday, regaining its parliamentary majority in...
Thousands of people took to the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 95 people were killed in twin...