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April 24, 2022 at 3:51 am

Remains of 17 French WWI soldiers buried at Gallipoli VIEW

The remains of 17 missing French soldiers who fought in the World War I Battle of Gallipoli have been handed over to French military officials...

March 29, 2022 at 9:05 am

Sanctioned oligarch Abramovich seen at Russia-Ukraine talks

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been seen on the sidelines of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow aimed at bringing to an end the war...

A track driver trapped for hours in a motorway shovel snow in Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Army and fire service teams were deployed late Monday to extract hundreds of motorists trapped for hours in snowed-in cars. A snowstorm of rare severity disrupted road and air traffic Monday in the Greek capital of Athens and neighboring Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul, while most of Greece, including â€” unusually â€” several Aegean islands, and much of Turkey were blanketed by snow. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas) XPG121 XPG121

January 25, 2022 at 11:22 am

Winter welcome: Stranded drivers freed in Istanbul, Athens VIEW

Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have dug through snow and ice to clear roads that came to a standstill after snowstorms hit much of...

Men and young boys celebrate Epiphany in the icy Tundzha River in the town of Kalofer, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. After the cross is fished out, the priest delivers a special blessing to that man and his household. In the small mountain city of Kalofer in central Bulgaria the ritual lasts longer, as nearly a hundred men dressed in traditional white embroidered shirts wade into the Tundzha River to perform a slow “mazhko horo,” or men’s dance. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) VP105 VP105

January 6, 2022 at 3:07 am

Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations VIEW

Christians around the world have marked Epiphany, , known as Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox, with a...

November 15, 2021 at 11:35 pm

‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard VIEW

Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soared.

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October 27, 2021 at 11:39 pm

Turkey’s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming

For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm.

August 24, 2021 at 6:56 am

‘Afghan:’ Migrant graves in Turkey testify to border perils VIEW

Plain concrete gravestones painted with a number and the word “Afghan” mark the final resting places of dozens of unidentified migrants who died trying to...

August 18, 2021 at 3:53 am

Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border VIEW

Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of Afghans fleeing the Taliban insurgency

August 5, 2021 at 12:12 am

Fire that reached Turkish power plant contained, others burn VIEW

Officials say a wildfire that reached the compound of a coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and forced nearby residents to flee has been contained

August 4, 2021 at 2:39 am

Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations VIEW

The mayor of the southwest Turkish city of Milas says a power plant was being evacuated as flames from a wildfire reached the plant