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Suspected IS member arrested after being deported to Germany

A German woman suspected of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been taken into custody in her homeland after being ...

Turkey sees drop in daily coronavirus infections

Turkey on Thursday reported its lowest daily increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in the past two months, with 961 new ...

Split Cyprus' rival sides agree crossings' partial opening

The rival sides in ethnically divided Cyprus agreed on Thursday to partially re-open crossing points for Turkish Cypriots in ...

Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis

He was burly, with piercing blue eyes, and it was clear he was in charge when he entered the Galaxy, a wedding ...

Turkey does not expect 2nd wave of virus in coming months

Turkey’s health minister said Wednesday he does not expect a second wave of coronavirus infections in the country in coming ...

Turkey reports downward trend in virus deaths, infections

Turkey reported a continued downward trajectory in COVID-19 deaths and confirmed infections Tuesday, with 28 new deaths and ...

Turkey's president declares nationwide Eid al-Fitr lockdown

Turkey’s president has announced a new four-day curfew during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr to be applied across the ...

Rival sides in Cyprus join to fight wildfire in north

Two aircraft dispatched by Cyprus' internationally recognized government for the first time helped to fight a wildfire in the ...

Turkey's senior citizens allowed out for second Sunday

Turkey’s senior citizens were allowed to leave their homes for a second Sunday as the country continues to ease some ...

Turkey registers 41 new deaths, lowest since end of March

Turkey’s health ministry says 41 more people have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 4,096.

Turkish pilots, others, to stand trial over Ghosn escape

A court in Istanbul on Friday accepted an indictment against four pilots, an airline company official and two flight ...

Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayors, removes them from office

Turkish authorities on Friday detained four more elected mayors from Turkey’s mainly Kurdish populated east and southeast ...

Turkish teenagers get very brief respite from virus lockdown

Turkish teenagers were allowed to briefly leave their homes for the first time in 42 days on Friday, as their turn came for ...

Greece: Migrants jailed for detention center riot

Greek authorities say two Afghan men have been jailed for six years and nine months each after being convicted of ...

AP PHOTOS: Virus alters way Turks mourn and bury their dead

In a special section of Istanbul’s Baklaci cemetery set aside for COVID-19 victims, a gaggle of workers well outnumbered the ...

Attack on Turkish workers distributing aid kills 2

Turkish officials says Kurdish rebels have opened fire and killed two municipality employees who were distributing aid in a ...

Turkish soccer player confesses to killing son in hospital

Turkish authorities have arrested a former top-tier soccer player who confessed to killing his 5-year-old son while the boy ...

Children let out to play as Turkey mulls tests for tourists

Turkey's parks filled with the sound of children Wednesday as the government allowed people ages 14 and under to leave home ...

Greece: 2 migrants on eastern island test positive for virus

Greek officials said Tuesday they have registered the first cases of the new coronavirus in two migrants on an eastern island ...

Turkey accuses five nations of forming 'alliance of evil'

Turkey on Tuesday accused Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates of seeking to form an “alliance of evil” ...