One major highway cuts directly under the Valens Aqueduct, which stretches out like a rainbow above the street and dates back to Themistius's time. Getty Images Istanbul, spread out along two ...

The bases may stay in exchange for diplomatic backing and money from Russia, which has been deeply involved in Syria's ...

ISTANBUL — Kurdish militants who have waged ... which has been declared a terrorist organization by Ankara and its Western allies, has led to tens of thousands of deaths since it began in ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Monday ... Driving from Damascus along the highway to the Russian bases, entire areas stand as grim reminders of ...

including Ankara and Istanbul, people have died or suffered serious illness after drinking illegally produced local spirits and counterfeit bottles of branded alcohol." To protect yourself ...

Trump says he 'can't believe' he called Zelensky 'dictator' * First contacts with Trump administration 'inspire certain hopes,' Putin says * Russia to lose 'chance for world leadership' if it doesn't ...

The capital city of Türkiye is only about a 45-minute flight or six-hour drive from Istanbul—which makes it an ideal add-on city to tack onto your Istanbul itinerary. Ankara is considerably ...

Turkey hosted direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in April 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion, but the negotiations ended without a breakthrough. Since the war began, ...

A U.S. Embassy official in Ankara confirmed that the Istanbul talks focused on the issues affecting the operation of respective diplomatic missions. Moscow and Washington had no immediate comments ...