One of Istanbul’s most extraordinary buildings was left to rot for decades. Now it’s been brought back to life

A forgotten Art Nouveau masterpiece above Istanbul’s bustling street has been restored, offering locals and visitors a rare glimpse into the city’s cosmopolitan past.

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.

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 architecture and pushing back on the concrete development reshaping much of the ...

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 denounces misuse of religion for ‘justifying’ war, violence or fanaticism

Pope Leo XIV condemned the use of religion for justifying “war,” “violence” or “fanaticism” on Friday – instead urging Catholics to mobilize their faith and unify others “regardless of ethnicity, ...
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Turkey detains more than 1,400 protesters and multiple journalists after jailing of leading opposition figure

A Turkish court on Tuesday placed seven journalists in custody after they were arrested while covering the protests in Istanbul, including a photojournalist for French news agency AFP, according to a ...
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The magical white stone wonderland with effervescent bathing pools

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Turkey restricts exports to Israel, saying its request to airdrop aid to Gaza was denied

Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel after the Turkish foreign minister accused Israel of denying a request to airdrop aid to Gaza. In a statement Tuesday, the Turkish Ministry of ...
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The remote destination serving some of Turkey’s most exciting food

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In latest dishing out of pardons, Trump keeps Gobble and Waddle off the menu

President Donald Trump has leaned into his clemency powers during his second term, dishing out pardons to more than 1,000 January 6 US Capitol rioters, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, baseball ...
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Somali president’s son convicted for fatal collision in Turkey, but spared jail time

The son of Somalia’s president was convicted in an Istanbul courtroom but spared jail time over a collision that killed a motorcycle courier in the city, in a case that has drawn anger and demands for ...