Turkey

A longstanding friendship between a stork and a fisherman in Turkey blossomed once again as the majestic bird returned for its thirteenth consecutive year of migration, gracefully resting upon the fisherman’s boat. For 13 years, the stork named Yaren, settles...

The head of a statue determined by archaeologists to belong to Alexander the Great, was unearthed recently during excavations in north-western Turkey. The marble head, dated to the 2nd century AD, was found at the top of a theater in...

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted 13-79 against a resolution that would have blocked a $23 billion F-16 sale to Turkey that the Biden administration approved last month. Turkey has sought to lock down the sale, which includes 40 new...

Human Rights groups have called on Greece not to extradite a Turkish businessman and a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Turkey. "The life of businessman Ali Yesildag is in danger" in Turkey, and he risks a life sentence...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey is evolving from a regional force to a global power. Speaking during a rally in the city of Adana in Southern Turkey, Erdogan said "Türkiye is on its way to becoming a...

The exterior restoration of the Balıklı Greek Hospital in Istanbul, which was severely damaged by a fire, has been completed, while interior renovations are ongoing, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. The historic Balıklı Greek Hospital suffered extensive damage in a fire...

Turkey's first fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, completed its first flight on Wednesday. It is part of the country's efforts to upgrade its air force. Turkish Aerospace Industries CEO Temel Kotil said the flight took thirteen minutes and the aircraft reached an...

A statue of the goddess Aphrodite was uncovered recently during excavations carried out in the Ancient Greek city of Amastris in today's Turkey. The statue, found three meters below the surface was originally thought to depict a nymph (water fairy)....

The ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once a bustling Greek village on the slopes of a hill in the district of Fethiye, Turkey, almost opposite the island of Rhodes. Greeks of the 5,000-year-old village were ethnically...

Greece and Turkey on Thursday will formally join the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), a German-led missile defense project, according to Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias. ESSI is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defense system that...