How a picture-perfect Mediterranean village was saved from concrete — by a poet with a plan

Poet-architect Nail Çakırhan preserved Akyaka, a village in Turkey’s southwestern Anatolia, by reviving traditional ...

She married her brother, then he died. The monument to her grief was a Wonder of the Ancient World

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.

Pope Leo takes message of peace to Middle East on first foreign visit. Here’s what to know

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

She’s single, gorgeous and ready to mate. She’s also a turkey

Astoria the wild turkey moved to downtown New York looking for love. She’s still single, but she’s attracting plenty of admirers.

Turkish police investigating after family on holiday dies in suspected poisoning

Turkish police are investigating after a vacationing family of four died of suspected poisoning in Istanbul. The Böcek family ...
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Muğla: A magical but overlooked corner of the Mediterranean

Tree-covered peaks soaring from sparkling azure seas. Hiking trails that stretch for miles over rugged, beautiful and underexplored terrain. And enough food on offer to feed an army. This is Turkey’s ...