Turkey

Archaeologists have discovered an 8,600-year-old loaf of bread inside a structure which resembles an oven in Catalhoyuk in south-central Turkey, a site which is renowned for being one of the earliest known regions of urban settlement in the world. Located...

Child graves dated 2,700 years ago have been unearthed from the necropolis site of the ancient Greek city of Tenedos, in modern day Bozcaada district of Çanakkale, Turkey. The graves belong to children who seem to have died at an...

A pair of 1,500-year-old lady's sandals with a sweet message in Greek was discovered during a dig in Istanbul. The sandals have become one of the major attractions of the city's archaeological museum. There is a message in Greek on...

Earthquake and tsunami fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as residents in Europe’s most populous city fear they could face similar devastation. The city lies near the North Anatolia faultline, a geological danger that has...

In Turkey, archaeologists have discovered an ancient statue that's nearly eleven thousand years old. It shows a man clutching his genitals. They also found a life-sized statue of a wild boar. These statues were found in Gobekli Tepe and Karahan...

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...