Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim…

Turkey’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at 50% on Thursday for the second month in a row, as expected. The Bank said in a statement: "The effects of monetary tightening on credit conditions and domestic…

On the shores of the Sea of Marmara, a grey and turquoise factory built at breakneck speed is churning out electric cars by the hundreds.Turkey is hoping its first major electric carmaker will put the country in the driving seat of the…

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s president took a swipe at the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family. No points from…

Kari Huber, wearing full camo, harvested a beautiful turkey with a perfect 38-yard shot while hunting with her dad, Gary Huber, last week. Submitted Photo The New York state wild turkey hunting season started May 1. Here we are two weeks…

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced the former head of a pro-Kurdish party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.In jail…

Türkiye has introduced a legislative proposal aimed at reducing the risks of parties transacting with crypto assets in the country. The proposal has been presented to the parliament.The bill, introduced by ruling party chairman Abdullah…

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press 35 mins ago FILE - Co-chairwoman of pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party, or HDP, Figen Yuksekdag speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey on Nov. 1, 2015. A Turkish court on…

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that "more than 1,000 members" of the Islamic Resistance Group (Hamas) are being treated in Turkish hospitals. Erdogan further told reporters that he considered Hamas to be a…

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received Monday in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest sign of warming relations between the NATO neighbours.After decades of tensions, occasionally broken…