Winter African Winds Howl, Bringing Surf And Red Dust To Istanbul
The U.S. is not the only country under the weather. Travelers are stranded and the Bosporus is pounded as a southern wind barrels through Turkey.
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Turkey's President And His 1,100-Room 'White Palace'
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the massive presidential complex is a symbol of Turkey's growing importance. But as one opposition politician puts it: Only dictators want to live in palaces.
Pope John Paul II's Would-Be Assassin Lays Roses At His Tomb
In 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the pontiff twice at close range as the pope's open motorcade passed through St. Peter's Square. He was jailed for three decades before his release in 2010.
Turkey Frees Teenager Who 'Insulted' The President
The most recent crackdown on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's critics is proof for many that Turkey is veering toward authoritarianism.
Around-The-World Trek Hits Obstacles Both Natural And Man-Made
Journalist Paul Salopek's long walk recently brought him face to face with the possibility of losing his toes to frostbite — and with one of the largest mass migrations in modern history.
Turkey Launches Crackdown On Government Critics
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has rounded up two dozen journalists, television producers and police with close ties to an exiled cleric who is fiercely critical of the government.
Turkey Looks For Energy In An Abundant Resource: Pistachio Shells
Converting the shells into biogas could provide most of the heat for a planned city of 200,000, engineers say. There's precedent in Australia, where macadamia nut shells are generating power.
WATCH: Turkish Protesters Attack 3 U.S. Sailors In Istanbul
The sailors were from the USS Ross, a warship docked nearby. Protesters from a left-leaning group pushed them, placed sacks on their heads and chanted, "Yankee, go home." The sailors escaped unhurt.
Kurdish Fighters Begin Using Turkish Crossing To Reach Kobani
Syrian rebels and Iraqi peshmerga fighters have been allowed to use Turkish territory to enter the fight against militants of the self-declared Islamic State.
In Southeast Turkey, A Long History Of Bloodshed And Worship
A vast plain near Syria is no stranger to military carnage. But a place known as "Potbelly Hill" holds ruins built in ancient times, possibly for ritual purposes, long before organized religion.