Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Turkey has taken a clear stance against the Assad regime, supporting opposition and rebel forces. Following the fall of the Alawite regime and the rise of ...

In the Ottoman era, “Turk” essentially meant “Muslim.” A Catholic Albanian, a Greek Orthodox, or a Jew who converted to Islam would become a Turk, which meant accepting Islam. At the time, the word ...

More than 50,000 Syrian refugees have left Turkey to return home since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. But for many others living in the country, the thought raises a host of worrying questions.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, who turns 71 next month and ... wedding ceremonies for putting a financial burden on young couples. Such events ought to be “simple, without ...

ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family ... a series of financial measures to support young families. The president returned to themes ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family ... series of financial measures to support young families.

These young men often came home dazzled by ... driven visionary, Erdogan, who wants to remake Turkey in his own image and his own imagination. A powerful orator and skilled political organizer ...

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the ...

Several days after the earthquakes, a young man with a Turkish aid ... can return and not lose their legal status in Turkey are in flux, but Erdogan has already said that Syrians in the country ...

Some had returned to the hotel year after year. Their deaths — amid dozens of others at the hotel — have stirred grief and ...