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 ...

In Adana, the lagoons of Yumurtalık, Tuzla, Akyatan and Ağyatan are among the areas where migratory birds arrive and stay every year. Similarly, Subaşı, Mileyha Wetland and Reyhanlı Dam in Hatay serve ...

Residents of the Orhanlı neighborhood in Tuzla, Istanbul, are facing a growing environmental and public health threat as piles of construction debris have remained unaddressed for months. The ...

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 ...

Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a key backer of the Syrian opposition since the revolution began in Syria in 2011. On 8 December last year, after 13 years of ...

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 ...

The restoration will be funded by Switzerland-based global cultural heritage fund the Aliph Foundation, and will go hand-in-hand with parallel works at the Tuzla mosque in Larnaca. The St George ...