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French artist adds color to Ankara’s cracked pavements

Walking through Ankara's streets, occasional flashes of color light up the pavement where French artist Ememem has painstakingly patched up the potholes and cracks...

‘Like the sky was torn open’: At Turkey border, Iranians recall terror in Tehran

"The first two days were okay, people said it would just end. But then it started escalating, and people really started panicking," said Mehran...

From Tehran to Toronto via Turkey: an Iranian’s bid to flee war

Dragging two suitcases and carrying a rucksack, Homa looked exhausted after crossing the Turkish border following a long trip from Tehran, where she had...

[INTERVIEW] Western nations better reflect Islamic values than Muslim countries, says Islamicity Index scholar

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. Professor Hossein Askari, a prominent economist and academic, has dedicated his career to examining the intersection of Islamic values and governance....

İstanbul’s suitcase trade stalls as African merchants face crackdown

Porters roam the narrow streets of Laleli in central İstanbul carrying parcels ready for shipment to customers all over the world. The maze of alleys...

Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf

In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central...

AI raises new risks, hopes for media, officials, experts say at event marking World Press Freedom Day

Bünyamin Tekin, Brussels Artificial intelligence is transforming the global media landscape in ways that both empower and endanger journalism, top officials and experts warned on...

Gezi protests in 2013 are Erdoğan’s nightmare, protesters’ inspiration

With protesters calling for a march on İstanbul's Taksim Square, coffins symbolizing the death of justice and calls for resistance, the recent protests roiling...

Turkish clinics vie for UK medical tourists’ business in London

Whether it is a bleached-white smile, a full head of hair or major surgery, more and more Brits are flocking to Turkey for cut-price...

Öcalan: PKK founder who urged his fighters to lay down their arms

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds, but a "terrorist" to many within...

From Turkish prison island, Öcalan’s role in Kurdish conflict endures

Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of militant group the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is hailed by many Kurds as an icon, but within the...

‘Endless torture’: Turkish inmate recalls hell of Syrian jails

Finally home in Turkey, Mehmet Ertürk can't eat the bread his wife baked for him. After 20 years in prison in Syria, half of...

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