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Ever since it was founded as a republic in 1923, Turkey has struggled with its so-called Kurdish issue.

The most fundamental question in Turkish politics – since the country entered an unprecedented phase of civilian autocracy after the Gezi Park protests in 2013 ...

An Ankara court has finally ended a ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) events in Turkey's capital, ruling that the ban, in force since ...

EARLIER THIS year, shortly after he launched his campaign for mayor in Mersin, a port city on the Mediterranean, Vahap Secer asked his constituents to identify ...

Turkey's troubled lira fell by as much as 1.5% Thursday to its lowest level since October after its central bank scrapped a pledge to raise interest rates if needed.

Turkey's improving relations with African countries have also been reflected in the growing trade volume. Between 2009 and 2018, bilateral trade volume...

Top Turkish defense company Otokar has unveiled the Akrep II (Scorpion), Turkey's first electric armored vehicle.

The Dutch ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday said her country understands Turkey's security challenges along its southern border -- referring to its...

Ayse Celik became a household name in Turkey after calling into a popular television talk show — and after facing the legal consequences of her on-air appeal.

Because of oil-import dependency, Turkey's economy is vulnerable to price rises while the lira could plunge further.

Cumhuriyet staff hand themselves over to prison authorities Six former employees from the daily Cumhuriyet handed themselves into authorities today, after the ...

Turkey's sovereign wealth fund bolstered the capital ratios of five state-owned banks by 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) in a bid to keep credit flowing in the ...

Unemployment is one of the major issues in Turkey, according to female voters, who try to keep their distance from politics to avoid the often tense environment.

The collapse of the rule of law affects all Turkish citizens, especially those of Kurdish origin. Repression intensified after a ceasefire with the Kurdistan Workers' ...

Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR and British petroleum giant BP seek to commence the construction of a $1.8-billion petrochemical plant in Turkey by ...

Taking joint steps against terrorism, including intelligence sharing, with Turkey is a must in the fight against terrorism, the Belgian foreign minister...

Turkey's defense chief and top diplomat met on April 24 to discuss the regional security and foreign relations in the capital Ankara, the Defense Ministry said.

Damascus, Moscow and Tehran continue to exert pressure on Ankara to clear the region of jihadist elements.

Belgium's trade volume with Turkey totals nearly 10 billion euros ($11.156 billion), its foreign minister said on April 24.

Over 1200 visitors from Australia and New Zealand attended the annual dawn *service* in Turkey's western Çanakkale province early Thursday to commemorate.

Taiwan orchids along with a variety of other flowers and plant life are expected to draw visitors this summer to a nature center in southern Turkey's Burdur ...

Remembrance of the World War One battle for Gallipoli, the peninsula in northwest Turkey overlooking the Dardanelle straits, has for decades been an event ...

WASHINGTON —Turkey's purchase of Lockheed Martin's F-35 is in jeopardy due to its order of a Russian air defense system, but Lockheed executives on ...

The Turkish central bank is due to shed light next week on billions of dollars of foreign-currency holdings that analysts have been struggling to keep track of this ...

ANKARA, Turkey. At least 1,030 irregular migrants were held across Turkey on Thursday, according to multiple security sources. Some 831 irregular migrants ...

The world's largest “carpet” of live tulips was “rolled out” in Sultanahmet Square on Thursday, April 25, with an induction by new Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

In “The Thirty-Year Genocide,” the Israeli historians Benny Morris and Dror Ze'evi detail the slaughter of Turkey's Christian minorities.

CHP organises rallies across Turkey after mob attacks Kemal Kilicdaroglu as he attends a soldier's funeral in Ankara.

Courtyard Brewery's plans for a second location in Mid City are moving forward, and the team behind Turkey and the Wolf will run the restaurant included in its ...

Over the last 17 years Turkey attracted $210B in foreign direct investment, says vice president - Anadolu Agency.

Tourists visiting Turkey from the UK have been warned by travel agents to print off a hard copy of their e-visa, or risk being denied entry to the country. However ...

A continuing recession in Turkey could force fiscal austerity and consequently curb government spending, likely impacting defense programs.

The Turkish state-run aid agency has provided food and shelter for approximately 1000 families suffering from floods in northern Afghanistan, the agency...

Travel agents warned tourists traveling from the United Kingdom to Turkey to print off a hard copy of their electronic visas in order to avoid the risk of being ...

Washington's decision to refuse to grant Ankara a new sanctions waiver for Iranian oil could further undermine Turkey's economy and regional relations, ...

Turkey's bridge and road tolls income totaled some 450 million Turkish liras ($84 million) in the first quarter of 2019, official figures revealed on April 24.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized a statement issued by United States President Donald Trump on the mass killings of Armenians in 1915, calling ...

Turkey's chief judge has urged judicial independence and impartiality for the full function of the rule of law and democracy. Zühtü Arslan, president of the ...

Investigators say retrofitted criminal networks are being used to trade gold for the food that's propping up the regime.

Turkish security forces seized 500-year-old manuscripts in an anti-smuggling operation in the capital Ankara Thursday. The anti-smuggling branch of the...

WASHINGTON — Since his early days in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made growing the country's defense industry a long-term goal.

Russia has signaled a willingness to sell Russian-made war planes to Turkey if the United States halts delivery of F-35 fighter jets.

The PKK/YPG militants who were attempting to infiltrate the vicinity of a military base in southeastern Turkey were hit by Turkish Turkish air strikes, state-run ...

The U.S. Defense Department's chief spokesman and Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Charles Summers last week told reporters ...

In recent weeks, Turkey's long-standing bid to acquire Russian S-400 missile defense systems has received renewed media attention. As Presidents Vladimir ...

The United States is getting ready to ask Syrian Kurds to allow Turkish forces to deploy on the Kurdish side of the Syrian border. It's a move designed to appease ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on the brink of making a vital choice.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) will evaluate the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) appeal for a redo of the March 31 elections in...

Senior officials from Turkey, Iran and Russia are expected to gather in the Kazakh capital of Nur Sultan tomorrow for the latest round of Syria peace talks ...

In early December 2018, five years after Turkey and Japan signed a bilateral agreement concerning the construction of four nuclear reactors in the city of Sinop ...

A suspect believed to have sexually abused a 5-year-old girl in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district on April 22 has been caught, said Interior Minister Süleyman ...

Two separate incidents of mass dog killings in Ankara over the past week have once again sparked nationwide protests, pressuring the parliament over Turkey's ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil. A man who is wanted by Turkey has been in Brazilian custody since returning from the U.S. on April 5, local authorities said Friday.

SAMBHAL, India. Thousands of miles away from Turkey and 200 kilometers (124 miles) east of India's national capital New Delhi, some 1 million voters of Turkic ...

The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that will take place next week in Beijing, China, will draw attention to how increased...

Capitalism is too firmly entrenched in Turkey to be uprooted overnight, according to the country's sole communist mayor, but small steps to create local jobs and ...

According to investigators from at least three countries, including the United States, Venezuela's gold and food trade with Turkey has evolved into a complex ...

EKREM IMAMOGLU (pictured centre) could use a few hours of rest.

Several unmanned systems independently designed, developed and produced by Turkey's industry have in recent years proven their export potential, providing ...

US and Turkey have argued for months over Turkey's order of the advanced S-400 missile defence system.

Karrie Lafave pets her domestic turkey, Turk-Turk, on Thursday afternoon at her home in Pittsford. Lafave and her husband Scott said the domestic turkey ...

Holidaymakers with trips booked to Turkey this summer have been told they must carry paper copies of their electronic visas or risk being turned away at the ...

The United States and one of its longtime NATO allies, Turkey, are suffering a complete breakdown in their relationship — and it's unclear if it will ever recover.

"We should be honest and that includes that Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union," Manfred Weber told Euronews on Tuesday.

Two consecutive cold and rainy springs were bad news for young turkeys but a bonanza for hunters who bundled up and ventured out. Saturday, the opening of ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey slammed the U.S. decision to end waivers on Iranian oil sanctions, saying it would not serve regional peace and stability, its foreign ...

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a 24-meter ASD Tug with 60 tbp to Marintug of Turkey. This 24-mete...

Istanbul has become the hub for dissidents from around the Arab world, who broadcast opposing views back into their homelands. At the same time, many local ...

Turkish defense company and automotive manufacturer Otokar has introduced the country's first domestically developed electric-powered armored combat...

The opposition parties challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offer another version of the right-wing nationalism of his party and its nationalist partner.

ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confronted the prospect of a stunning political defeat on Monday, as local voting in Turkey showed his party had ...

A turkey is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's latest star, with posts across social media platforms devoted to the bird's campus appearances.

Turkey's dollar-denominated bonds extended earlier losses on Thursday after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged and dropped a previous reference ...

Turkey's leading charity, the Turkish Red Crescent, unveiled its humanitarian projects for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan yesterday. The charity's ...

Purge Museum, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey's massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, opened ...

Turkey's lira fell to a six-month low against the dollar this week as President Recep Erdogan's ruling AK Party formally requested a new election for the city of ...

Chanel Simmonds from Van Riebeeck Park romped to a world title victory by beating German fourth seed Laura Schaeder 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the ITF ...

Turkey has been arbitrarily jailing hundreds of lawyers and putting them on trial in the aftermath of the country's failed military coup in July 2016. Putting ...

Washington (CNN) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US did not misrepresent or fabricate details about a meeting he held Wednesday with Turkish ...

Amid political turmoil, a blueprint by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government avoids the tougher steps economists say are needed to reverse a recession.

Istanbul is currently a city of parallel realities. In daily press conferences - and on his Twitter biography - Ekrem Imamoglu of the opposition CHP party says he's ...

Next generation vehicle Akrep II combines electric engine, greater maneuverability, and low acoustic and thermal signature - Anadolu Agency.

LONDON — Turkey's lira whipsawed in value again on Thursday, as the disclosure of a sudden drop in the central bank's foreign reserves sparked fears among ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers Tuesday that if NATO ally Turkey acquires the Russian S-400 air defense system, it will ...

The star has booked herself in to get secret bum implants, a facelift and a 2 for 1 tummy tuck and lipo operation just outside of Istanbul and will stay at the villa to ...

After months of warnings, the United States has stopped delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Turkey in retaliation for Ankara's decision to move ahead with the ...

Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak held a closed-door meeting with hundreds of investors during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington last week, ...

Turkey's ruling party has appealed to the country's top election authority submitting a new petition including list of voters it deemed “ineligible” with a view to ...

After some stinging losses in local elections, Turkey's ruling party is trying to revive the economy. But that'll be difficult as long as President Erdogan doesn't want ...

It's time for NATO to call Turkey's bluff. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said once again last week that his controversial plan to purchase a Russian ...

Turkey's central bank won't explain what's behind the recent moves in its foreign currency reserves -- and that's making investors nervous. The lira weakened ...

In Turkish politics, it is very rare to see President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main political rival, Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, ...

Turkey, or rather the breakaway “Turkish Republic of North Cyprus” (TRNC) recognized only by Turkey, has informed the United Nations it will begin drilling for ...

Turkey's economic problems are the result of a 15 year-old credit bubble that is bursting.

Turkish authorities have detained two men suspected of illegally gathering intelligence on behalf of the United Arab Emirates and are investigating them for a ...

The European Commission's first vice president, Frans Timmermans, has called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to respect the results of local ...

Turkish Airlines completed its move to Istanbul's new airport on Saturday, fulfilling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long-held dream of building a vast new ...

With the discovery of a Bronze Age shipwreck of the coast of Turkey a new window on ancient commerce has been opened.

Turkey is not withdrawing from an agreement to buy an advanced Russian missile system, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on April 8, despite ...

MassWildlife said turkeys might be seen acting aggressively by pecking, following, or exhibiting other intimidating behavior towards people, especially during ...