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Two local courts in Istanbul have rejected to comply with an order from Constitutional Court to release two prominent jailed journalists, plunging the country into a constitutional crisis…

Turkey's authorities continued to rail against the U.S. for a coalition plan to form a new force in northern Syria to protect borders, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly accusing…

The Turkish government has finally unveiled the route plans of a new canal for Istanbul to reduce shipping traffic through Bosporus. The new canal is a hugely ambitious 45 kilometer (28…

Turkey's president has warned that the impending Turkish military operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria would stir up unwanted losses of the U.S. military personnel who…

A plane that skidded off the runway at a northern Turkish airport and stranded on the edge of a cliff just a few feets from the Black Sea suffered an engine problem; pilots told…

Basaksehir, which tops Turkish soccer league, signed Arda Turan on loan from Spanish giant Barcelona, prompting sensation and uproar in Turkey. “Arda Turan is returning to his country…

Leading Istanbul branch has always been the top prize for any aspirant politician within any political party. Canan Kaftancioglu has become new Istanbul head of main opposition Republican…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted a looming military operation against Kurdish enclave in northern Syria to uproot Kurdish militants in an effort to blunt their aspirations for a…

Panic swept the weary passengers when a passenger jet skidded off the runway at an airport in Black Sea province of Trabzon in northern Turkey. The plane was stuck on the edge of a cliff…

Turkey announced at the end of December that it will be building a military base in Sudan. The move is the latest by Turkey to bolster its military presence abroad, to regain its military…