Turkey has committed to fighting on America’s side in the war against terrorism, and it now appears Turkey will take the lead in contributing troops to a peacekeeping force in Afghanistan. From no ...

ALANYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's $26 billion tourism industry has been battered by security fears and political disputes in recent years but one corner of the market is quietly growing - beach ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. ISTANBUL, Turkey — Children crowd into a large, open room ...

Turkey's new leaders promise their government will still be secular, despite the Islamic orientation of their ruling party. We hear about Turkey's relationship with Iran and Iraq, and the ...

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Turkey Tuesday, marking his first visit to a Muslim country as pontiff. He backed Turkey's bid to join the European Union and said he believed Islam was a religion of ...

From the blog of Gilles Touboul at The Times of Israel ...

Nearly nine decades after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the secular republic of Turkey, a conservative Muslim has been elected president. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected today in a third ...

Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish-born Muslim cleric who oversaw a global network of schools, media outlets, think tanks and charities from exile in the United States and was vilified in his homeland for ...

Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim (center) is escorted by Czech police for his trial at the municipal court, in Prague, on February 27. Turkey’s hunt for a Kurdish leader has sparked a diplomatic ...

People set on fire a Sweden flag during a small protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden's defense ...

Jewish cemetery desecration in Turkey. (antisemitism.org.il) The Jewish community of Istanbul woke up on July 15 to learn of the most painful news published on social media: A Jewish cemetery had been ...