ISTANBUL: They are among Istanbul’s most iconic sights magnificent waterside mansions strung out along the Bosphorus as the waters of the strait dividing...
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...