The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Turkey on Saturday removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor over convictions on terrorism-related charges and appointed a state official in his place, the interior ministry said.

The European Parliament has condemned Turkish legal action against mayors from opposition parties, and called for municipal officials who have been detained in recent weeks to be released, acquitted ...

T URKEY’s TV stars do not have it easy. The global success of the country’s soap operas, episodes that last up to three hours ...

“Turkey has the capacity to grow,” Arispe says. “We expect 2.6% in 2025 and 3.5% in 2026, without creating other economic ...

(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) The dynamic war has seen at least five major foreign interventions, the involvement of dozens ...

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has become the largest documented on record in the United States. As of Jan. 24, 2025, there have been 67 active cases reported in Wyandotte County ...

He highlighted the festival's vast scale, visible from space. The event, with 450 million devotees, is the world's largest religious gathering, requiring extensive arrangements in Prayagraj to ...

The world's biggest iceberg is on the loose and is threatening to collide with a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, scientists warned this week. Known as A23a ...

Many in the region are questioning the kind of settlement Turkey seeks in Syria with the ... Ankara is widely seen as the biggest winner in Syria, cultivating friendly ties with the interim ...

Kansas is facing one of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Jan. 24 ...