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Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites. ...

Stephen Appiah, a one time jewel in the books of Ghana football, will forever be remembered for his unending affection ...

The Liman was photographed passing through the Bosphorus in October A Russian spy ship has sunk off the Turkish coast ...

Turkey on Wednesday detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a vast new crackdown against alleged ...

Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It ...

Islam Maytat thought marrying an Afghan-British businessman was her ticket to a new life as a fashionista in London. Instead ...

US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on ...

At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of reciting the ...

The 'Yes' and 'No' camps are increasingly polarised as the countdown starts for Turkey's key referendum Sunday on expanding President ...

Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016. ...

Cabin crew on a Turkish Airlines flight celebrated the arrival of an extra passenger at 42,000ft (12,800 metres) when a ...

The infamy of the crimes against humanity carried out by Islamic State is legendary, but the still untold story is ...

Australia Thursday warned terrorists could target Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey this month, and urged travellers ...

More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community to ...

Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has issued a chilling warning that Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' as tensions ...

Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle ...

The US has announced a ban on electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and ...

The United States warned Tuesday that extremists plan to target passenger jets with bombs hidden in electronic devices, and banned ...

Atop Istanbul's iconic Grand Bazaar -- the scene of a high-speed motorbike chase in the 2012 James Bond film "Skyfall" ...

The Netherlands has warned its citizens over travel to Turkey as a row between the countries shows no sign of ...