ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Monday criticized U.N. peacekeepers for blocking the construction of a road in ethnically divided Cyprus, calling the action “unacceptable” and accusing the …
2,300-year-old statue depicting 3-headed goddess of witchcraft found in Turkey. See it
Hecate is a goddess of Greek religion known for bestowing wealth and the blessings of daily life, according to Britannica. Early depictions of the goddess showed her as a single form wearing long …
12 dead in Turkey after bus crashes into roadside ditch
A dozen people have died in the central Turkish city of Yozgat after a driver of a bus lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road, and crashed into a ditch.
Turkey is the real key to American influence in the Middle East
Meanwhile, Turkey has also spent much of the last year rebuilding its own relationships in the Middle East. After years of strained relations, Israel and Turkey recently made several reconciliatory …
Iraq oil minister in Turkey to discuss resuming northern oil exports -sources
Iraq’s oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara to discuss several issues including the resumption of oil exports through the Ceyhan oil terminal, a source in the …
Russians record top purchasers of property in Turkey
The Turkish statistics organization TUIK stated this week that Russians took first place in the list of overseas purchasers of land in Turkey in July …
Turkey’s Erdogan: economy team will bring inflation down to single digits
Turkey’s economy team is capable of bringing down inflation to single digits, Turkey’s President Erdogan told reporters during his flight back from Hungary on Sunday.
Outrage at plans to develop Turkey’s cultural heritage sites
Archaeologists fear dangerous precedent if court approves new beach facilities at site of Phaselis on the Mediterranean coast …
A bus crashes off the road in central Turkey, leaving 12 passengers dead
A passenger bus veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 19 others, officials said. The driver of the bus lost control of the …
Lira Lifesaver Became $124 Billion Gamble That Now Haunts Turkey
As the lira was approaching a decade of continuous losses, Turkish policymakers hit on an idea that promised a quick fix, and it helped stave off another currency crisis.