Turkey

May 28, 2021

Erdogan inaugurates major new mosque in heart of Istanbul

President Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated an imposing new mosque in Istanbul on Friday, fulfilling a decades-old goal and stamping a religious…

May 27, 2021

When Sedat Peker, a convicted Turkish mob boss, began posting videos on social media earlier this month in which he…

May 26, 2021

MARDIN, Turkey (AP) — In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, Medine Ereli calls out to a team of medical…

May 24, 2021

Poland will buy 24 armed drones from Turkey, the Polish defense minister said on Saturday, becoming the first NATO member…

May 21, 2021

Turkey’s Competition Board said on Friday it had been informed by WhatsApp that it would not implement a messaging app…

May 20, 2021

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a report urging the EU Commission to formally suspend accession negotiations with Turkey if Ankara does…

May 19, 2021

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on…

May 18, 2021

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces have killed an alleged high-ranking Kurdish militant in an operation in northern Iraq,…

May 16, 2021

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to…

May 14, 2021

ISTANBUL (AP) — A video promoting tourism in Turkey amid the pandemic has caused an uproar on social media for…