Turkey

The most severe clashes between the PKK and the Turkish army took place in the first half of the 1990’s, in which Güreş served mostly as the leading commander

Turkish and US military officials are continuing to discuss the use of Turkish military bases, including the İncirlik base, and its airspace in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, sources said

Turkish and U.S. military officials are continuing to discuss the use of Turkish military bases, including the İncirlik base, and its airspace in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, sources said

The Turkish capital of Ankara will host the 7th International Energy Congress and Fair between Nov. 24 and 25.

The resentment of Mehmet Görmez, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), to the filth he saw in Mecca is very important

By Stathis Kousounis

Tourism in Thessaloniki has made a major recovery this year, thanks to the rise in both Greek and foreign visitors.

Thessaloniki Hoteliers Association data for the year to end-August showed that the number of overnight stays in the city soared by 17.9 percent from the same period in 2013, to rise from 1,104,941 to 1,302,347.

The Selime Cathedral, high atop the Ihlara Valley, was a space of refuge and defense for Anatolia’s earliest Christians

It is very important that President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) Professor Mehmet Görmez said, after counting several Islamic educational institutions in the world, “Scholars from these places, instead of solving problems, are becoming problems themselves in many places.”

The Turkish Lira/U.S. dollar rate rose to 2.292 on Oct. 1, its highest level since Jan. 27, just before the Turkish Central Bank intervened to stop a slide in value of the lira on Jan. 29.

Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum opened Spanish Cinema Days today within the scope of its new exhibition titled, “Joan Miró: Women, Birds and Stars” by Catalan master Joan Miro.