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The Association of Turks in Serbia has launched an initiative to introduce the Turkish language as an elective subject

Turkey should respect freedom of expression and assembly, the U.S. State Department has said, regarding the “coup attempt” charges filed against Turkish football fans for their involvement in last year’s Gezi protests.

Thirty-five members of çArşı, the iconic supporters’ group of Beşiktaş football club, face life imprisonment over the charges.

Germany shows no sign of regret over the electronic spying claims, with a senior German official saying it would not be surprising if they learn that Germany is also being spied on by the Turkish government in a similar way.

Istanbul may not sound like the likeliest place a Scottish woman and an Irishman to tie the knot in. Having previously lived in Turkey’s capital Ankara, before moving to their current home in Dubai, Stephanie and Henry chose Istanbul for their wedding celebration because “they had fallen in love with Turkey.”

The 131km fence which Bulgaria plans to build at the Turkish border may lead to an infringement procedure against the country, according to Michail Ekimdzhiev.

In a Wednesday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, human rights lawyer Ekimdzhiev said that the statement of caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki was inappropriate for any European politician.

For the first time ever, Greece is projected to receive about 1 million Turkish tourists this year – representing a roughly 50 percent increase on the figure three years ago – according to the association of hoteliers in Thrace, northern Greece.

In Turkey, sometimes people utter the phrase ‘burası Türkiye,’ which literally means ‘this is Turkey,’ but actually implies all of the different unexpected adventures or misadventures one can encounter here, going to Lesbos was one of those times While living in the Netherlands, what I noticed was a lot of young second or third-generation Turks were constantly looking for thei

One of the most popular topics of the media right after elections is the answer to the question “Who cast his/her vote where?” As in any other aftermath of any election, we read in yesterday’s papers which celebrity cast their vote at which polling station.

A Turkish military transport plane breached Greek air space over the central Aegean on Wednesday, according to local military officials.

The medium-range twin-engined CN-235 plane was spotted and forced to turn back, according to the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA).

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep” (Kış Uykusu) that won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) for the best film at the 67th Cannes Film Festival will represent Turkey in the foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards next year.