The nation’s plan to control its most precious resource includes a controversial dam that will drown some of its history. The ancient town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River.

Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival - has been arrested alongside more than 100 others, sparking street riots

Severe flash flooding has hit Turkey’s Black Sea region to the north of the country. Seventeen people have reportedly died, with more than 1,400 people evacuated from the areas affected.

Now, 5,000 years after those floodwaters supposedly receded, scientists claim to have discovered the location of the famous boat. An international team of researchers claims that a boat-shaped ...

PEOPLE smugglers are preparing for a wave of Turkish migrants to flood into Europe after strongman President Recep Erdogan’s main rival was jailed. The largest protests in a decade are now

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu can be forgiven for losing count of the dozens of often bewildering court cases and investigations that the authorities have leveled against him. That’s the price you pay when you emerge as the main rival to Turkish ...

Turkey's democracy is dying,' warns Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk amid protests, mass arrests, and press crackdowns

Turkey stepped up its crackdown on both student protesters and press coverage of the mass demonstrations gripping the country on Thursday, generating defiance but also a growing sense of fear.