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Turkey’s President Sends Sweden’s NATO Bid to Parliament for Ratification

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been holding out on approval of Sweden’s application. It’s unclear why he is now moving it forward.

Naci Gorur, Famous in Turkey for Earthquake Warnings, Wishes More People Listened

Naci Gorur, a geologist, has become a household name in Turkey for imploring the country to prepare for quakes he has predicted. He has been...

Rescuers Blast Open Passages to Extract Sick American From Cave in Turkey

Mark Dickey, an American, became ill 3,400 feet underground in a cave in Turkey. International crews have gathered to help, but it will take time...

He Lost Turkey’s Presidential Election, but Could Swing the Runoff

Seen by some as spoiler but by others as a kingmaker, Sinan Ogan, the far-right candidate who came in third in the vote, says he...

In Turkey, Erdogan Loyalists Can’t Imagine Anyone Else in Charge

Staunch supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still like his tough-guy rhetoric and critiques of the West and see no viable alternative, though he has...

With Fingerprints, DNA and Photos, Turkey Seeks Families of the Missing

More than a thousand earthquake victims are still unaccounted for. Some families waited for days by ruined buildings, hoping to see bodies that never surfaced.

With So Many Dead in Turkey, Families Forced to Rush Funeral Rites

The earthquake that hit in southern Turkey has killed more than 17,500 people there, overwhelming the traditional funeral process and accelerating how families say goodbye.

Joy and Heartache Follow Earthquake Rescue in Turkish City of Gaziantep

In the hard-hit Turkish city of Gaziantep, a collapsed apartment building spared few of its residents. But one man heard his brother’s voice from beneath...

Moscow on the Med: A Faraway War Transforms a Turkish Resort Town

Tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have settled in Antalya, on Turkey’s southern coast, hoping to avoid the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine...

Turkey Says Deadly Bombing in Istanbul May Be Terrorist Attack

The blast killed at least six people, injured 81 others and shattered a yearslong sense of calm in Turkey as its tourism industry tries to...
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