Mehmet Sincar, one of Turkey's first pro-Kurdish party lawmakers, was gunned down in the southeastern city of Batman in 1993 as he himself investigated unsolved killings. His wife has waited in ...

You betcha! But was her runway bad? Yes, mama. A bad runway does not make for an ugly dress – it still has to be drag, and a realistic turkey costume doesn't say "ugly dress"; at best ...

Downtown Napa is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, with a few key pieces targeted for change over the next decade or so. The puzzle depicts a lively downtown with luxury hotels, boutique stores and ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

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The UK Foreign Office has updated the travel advice for visiting Turkey, following a rise in protests across the country after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. The website ...

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As Turkey witnesses its biggest protests in more than a decade, there’s intense speculation about whether these events will lead to a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or a ...

Thousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers. The nightly ...

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The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Monday advised Britons against "all travel to parts of Turkey" due to the growing unrest in Istanbul and other Turkish cities over the arrest ...

A fresh warning has been issued to holidaymakers either planning a trip to Turkey or already in the country. Turkey, with its major cities like Antalya and Istanbul, is a favourite tourist spot ...