Turkey

For this student newly arrived from India, Thanksgiving came to feel like home

9:46am November 21, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit!

Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, were "pardoned" Monday at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Shown here, they're at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Monday.

Politics & Government

The president once again pardons turkeys who did nothing wrong, but why?

5:03pm November 20, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

It's a tradition that ironically features an American president sanctioning an event sponsored by a lobbying group, which advocates the opposite of what actually takes place at said event.

Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara on Sunday. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.

World News

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militants in Iraq after a suicide attack in Ankara

9:15pm October 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry said.

In this screen grab from a video released Thursday, Mark Dickey, 40, talks about his conditions while trapped inside the Morca cave in southern Turkey. He is a caving instructor and rescuer.

World News

An American researcher is trapped deep inside a Turkish cave. Here's what to know

3:21pm September 08, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Mark Dickey, 40, was more than 3,400 feet deep inside a Turkish cave when he began to suffer from stomach bleeding. Dozens of cave rescuers have joined to transport him out of the cavern.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday.

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

4:41pm September 04, 2023

by Charles Maynes

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

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Ruins of housing believed to have been used by soldiers stationed at the garrison.

Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle

5:01am September 01, 2023

The multistory, below-ground structures in Diyarbakir — ID'ed by using ground-penetrating radar — may have sheltered some 10,000 people during wartime many centuries ago, archaeologists believe.

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Emine, her husband and child search through materials recovered from destroyed buildings in Adiyaman.

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More than 6 months after Turkey's quake, people who lost homes still await new ones

5:01am August 30, 2023

The Feb. 6 earthquake and its aftershocks left nearly 3 million displaced and in need of shelter. In the hard-hit city of Adiyaman, families wait for promises of new homes to be fulfilled.

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Bulk carrier ARGO I is docked at the grain terminal of the port of Odesa on April 10.

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A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire

12:31pm July 16, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a part of the agreement that would have eased similar exports from his country has not been satisfied.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday after a joint press conference at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Key takeaways from this week's NATO summit, according to the group's leader

12:18pm July 13, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

NATO's expansion is the exact opposite of what Russia wanted, says Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. He spoke to NPR about its NATO's newest members, and when Ukraine might join them.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands in front of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg prior to their meeting, on the eve of a NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Monday.

Turkey's leader will work to approve Sweden's NATO bid ASAP, the alliance's head says

5:51pm July 10, 2023

by Alex Leff

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey's leader has agreed to have Turkish parliament vote on Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance.