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Turkey, a NATO member, is a strategically important country positioned at the crossroads between East and West. It was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire in 1923.

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Turkish opposition surges in local polls blow to Erdogan

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174 people stranded in cable cars above a mountain in southern Turkey have been brought to safety.

174 passengers rescued after Turkey cable car accident

174 passengers rescued after Turkey cable car accident

174 people stranded in cable cars above a mountain in southern Turkey have been brought to safety.
CatastropheApril 13, 202402:15 min
An aerial view of the cargo ship to deliver medical aid to Gaza in the port of Izmir

Israel sanctions: Who has imposed curbs over Gaza war?

Israel sanctions: Who has imposed curbs over Gaza war?

Turkey has stopped exports of dozens of products to Israel until a cease-fire deal, and France has discussed sanctions.
PoliticsApril 12, 2024
Turkey's streets are filled with people celebrating after the opposition's victory.

Does Erdogan's defeat signal hope for Turkish diaspora?

Does Erdogan's defeat signal hope for Turkish diaspora?

The recent electoral defeat for the president's party has sparked renewed optimism among the Turkish diaspora.
PoliticsApril 7, 2024
Istanbul's mayor and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem Imamoglu waves in front of supporters

'Turning point' for Erdogan's Turkey: How the opposition won

'Turning point' for Erdogan's Turkey: How the opposition won

Turkey's economic woes are why so many voters turned against long-sitting President Erdogan, experts say.
PoliticsApril 1, 2024
CHP supporters celebrating

Turkish opposition expands into Erdogan strongholds

Turkish opposition expands into Erdogan strongholds

Erdogan’s AKP suffers its worst election defeat since taking power in 2002.
PoliticsApril 1, 202402:07 min
Turkey Local Elections

Turkey local elections

Turkey local elections

They were only local elections but they have delivered a punishing poll on the long rule of President Erdogan.
PoliticsApril 1, 2024
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In the spotlight

Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the crowd with a wave at his party's campaign rally

Erdogan's farewell? Turkey's leader hints at retirement

Ahead of local elections, Turkey's president has said he is retiring from politics. Will he actually go through with it?
PoliticsMarch 14, 2024
A farmer drives a tractor in Turkey.

Turkish farmers worse off than EU counterparts

Facing high inflation and what the sector says is scant state aid, Turkish farmers are sinking into debt to stay afloat.
BusinessMarch 10, 2024
A doctor draws marks on a woman's face in preparation for surgery

Turkey's cheap cosmetic surgery draws medical tourists

Ever more foreigners are visiting Turkey for nose jobs, hair transplants and similar procedures, but are there risks?
HealthFebruary 19, 2024
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, photographed from behind, standing at a podium on stage in front of a large hall full of people.

Turkey: Internet censorship before local elections

Local elections will be held in Turkey on March 31. In the run-up, Internet censorship has been tightened still further.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2024
An Italian Coast Guard vessel rescuing migrants near the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023

Is migration the EU's biggest challenge in 2024?

Few topics were as influential in shaping social discourse as migration in 2023, and the new year will be no different.
MigrationJanuary 2, 2024
People at a refugee camp in Syria's Idlib province

Syria: Intensified bombing worsens misery in northwest

For Syrians near the Turkish border, recent violence has made an already precarious humanitarian situation devastating.
ConflictsDecember 22, 2023