A cable car ferrying passengers in a mountainous area of southern Turkey broke apart after colliding with part of the metal structure supporting it on
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A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey
Thirteen years ago, a poor fisherman in a small Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he heard a noise behind him
Greece and Turkey, Long at Odds, Vow to Work Together Peacefully
After years of tensions between Greece and Turkey, the countries’ leaders signed a “declaration on friendly relations and good neighborliness” on Thursday, in what they
Turkey Raises Interest Rates to 40 Percent to Tame Runaway Inflation
Turkey’s central bank has raised interest rates to 40 percent, its highest level in nearly two decades, in a significant move to tame the country’s
Turkey Thwarts Attack on Police Headquarters in Ankara
Turkish security forces thwarted what they called a terrorist attack on the national Police Headquarters on Sunday in the capital, Ankara, hours before Parliament was
Erdogan Says Turkey’s Parliament Will Ratify Sweden’s Entry into NATO if the U.S. Sells Turkey Fighter Jets
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said in comments reported on Tuesday that Turkey would approve Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance if
Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey Are Hit By Floods, Killing 14
Violent storms have pounded parts of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey with extreme amounts of rain, causing floods that killed at least 14 people, ravaged roads
Record Rains Flood Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, Killing at Least 7
Torrential rain unleashed major floods in Central Greece on Tuesday that submerged streets and wreaked widespread damage, just as firefighters were containing enormous wildfires in
Turkey Approves Finland’s NATO Membership, a Defeat for Putin
BRUSSELS — Finland won final approval on Thursday to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after decades of nonalignment, a major shift in the balance
Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey
ISTANBUL — Just two weeks after the worst earthquake in more than 80 years devastated much of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, another powerful temblor