Cihangir, Istanbul’s artistic enclave, is a vibrant blend of creativity and culture, where the lives of artists, ...

Most people need a passport, a visa, and a long-haul flight to hop between continents. But in Istanbul, all you need is a ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Tuesday called for Turkey to be excluded from the European Union’s plans to ...

The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...

The pro-West Druze of southern Syria have all but declared independence from the new jihadist rulers of the country. They need allies.The post Druze sovereignty in Syria is in America’s ...

The abandoned ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once an area bustling with Greeks on the slopes of a hill in Asia Minor.

You can blame the European colonial powers for the last major redrawing of the borders in the region in 1918–20, after the collapse of the Ottoman empire. The new borders paid little heed to the ...

Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.

Kenize Mourad denies working for US agency following Sunday Times investigation into Cairo killing of correspondent ...

‘This’ is the outbreak of violence in Syria that killed 745 civilians in 30 ‘massacres’ along Syria’s Alawite-majority ...

Bulgaria celebrates Levski as the Apostle of Freedom. Born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev on July 18, 1837, he was crucial in ...

I meet my tour guide, Elif, at the hotel. She’s lived in Cappadocia for 14 years, and is undeniably passionate about the ...