Turkey

In modern times it may seem like an unlikely site of three of the Seven Churches of Asia, however Manisa province in Turkey was home to many Christians in ancient times. The ancient churches, also known to Christians as the Seven Churches...

Russian-made surface-to-air missiles bought by Turkey will be used "in necessary" Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan, speaking in a live television interview with four Turkish broadcasters in Istanbul, insisted the S-400 system was not for show. "We will not...

Ankara is considering postponing the delivery of the controversial Russian S-400 missile system, after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's visit to the U.S. and his talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. According to Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey informed...

A Turkish court has jailed an elderly cartoonist for apparently insulting the country's ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his drawings. Nuri Kurtcebe, whose work appears in the Kemalist newspaper Aydinlik, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, according to his...

The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage, built in 1899, and one of the largest wooden buildings in the world, closed in 1964. A new video is showing a behind-the-scenes look at the largest wooden building in Europe -- a former Greek orphanage in...

A tragic accident in the Turkish Mediterranean has claimed the lives of at least nine migrants. Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reports coast guard sources saying the speedboat sank in the early hours of Sunday morning, a few kilometers southwest off...

Turkey's presidency has released a grandiose video celebrating the fall of Constantinople with a slick, CGI-rich production which links the 1453 Ottoman conquest with the rule of present-day leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also backed by Istanbul City Council, the video depicts...

Turkish security forces on Saturday arrested 26 members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) attempting to flee to Greece, according to Yeni Safak newspaper. The arrests were made after the routine check of six cars at the Doyran village on...

Wikipedia, the free open-source online encyclopedia, has written to Turkey's leadership calling for a year-long ban on the site to be lifted. Writing in an open letter to Turkey's communication minister, Ahmet Arslan, Wikimedia Foundation General Counsel Eileen Hershenov claimed recent statements...

On Tuesday, as Germany unveiled its football squad for June's 2018 World Cup in Russia, two of best-known players are facing a storm of criticism for meeting Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish-origin footballers Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, joined by Turkish...