Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. About a year into his job as Turkey’s spymaster, Hakan Fidan was dispatched to Damascus to persuade Syrian ...

Since the beginning of 2025, more than 160 people have died from poisoning after drinking bootleg alcohol in Turkey. How did going out for a drink become so dangerous?

"We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an Istanbul shopkeeper after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations.

The growth of women’s sports offers brands and investors a new audience, new revenue streams and high returns. It is ...

Ramzi Haidar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images But there was little ... greater rights for Kurds inside Turkey. For many Turks, Mr. Ocalan is the country’s most despised terrorist.

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey ... located deep in the country’s southwest.

Interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that bringing together former rebels, ex-regime soldiers and Kurdish forces into a ...

Women have taken to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s ...

Photo: Julian Stratenschulte ... The war has destroyed relations with Turkey’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners, including the U.S., and it has crushed the country’s once-promising ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Ankara seeking to shore up international support for his country. Washington and Moscow agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine, US ...

Here’s how to get started. There are a lot of places to turkey hunt, but it might take some digging to find them. Mitch Kezar / Getty Images Turkeys thrive in diverse habitats all across the country, ...

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...