The FCDO says that if you are visiting Turkey, your passport must be valid for at least 150 days from the date you arrive and have a full blank page for entry and exit stamps. If entering Turkey through a land border, make sure your passport has a dated entry stamp before you leave the border crossing.
In Turkey, authorities quickly cover up a report implicating the president’s son in a corruption scandal
The practice of blocking content in Turkey is common. News directly related to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his family, or AKP officials are most frequently blocked.
A little privacy, please! A turkey knocks a drone out of the air after it gets too close
A mother turkey went into attack mode after a nosey drone flew a little bit too close.
UN wants 12 month extension of Syria aid deliveries from Turkey
U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths pushed the Security Council on Thursday to extend for 12 months its approval of a long-running humanitarian aid operation that delivers help to millions of people in northwest Syria from Turkey.
NATO chief convenes talks in a bid to persuade Turkey to let Sweden join the military alliance
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he’s called a meeting of senior officials on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military alliance.
Food as love: In post-quake Turkey, those with nothing share everything
Food and hospitality, both legendary in Turkey, have emerged as signs of rebirth after the country’s tragic Feb. 6 earthquake.
Package holidays in Greece, Spain and Turkey soar in price
All-inclusive package holidays have jumped in price for Mediterranean hotspots including Majorca and Crete. The average price of a week with full food and board in Majorca in Spain is up 21%. Prices for Tenerife have risen more than 22%,
After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule
“Bye-bye, Mr. Kemal,” he said with a smile and tasked his voters with taking Istanbul back from the CHP in the March 2024 mayoral elections. For Erdoğan, this was not just a time to relish his victory …
‘We fear leaving the house’: Lebanon and Turkey step up deportations of Syrian refugees
Countries that once welcomed Syrians fleeing the civil war are now forcing them to return as Assad is feted by the Arab world …
Hong Kong rescue team sent on Turkey quake mission picked as first winner of high-level award for civil servants
The 59-strong team rescued four people and recovered six bodies in southern Turkey after a huge 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region in February Hong Kong leader John Lee says internal panel picked the team from among 20 nominees for Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance A Hong Kong rescue team sent to earthquake-stricken Turkey to help search for survivors earlier this year has become the first recipient of a new