Turkey on a Knife&#39;s Edge
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The possible inclusion of adultery as a criminal offence in the Turkish Penal Code has sent Turkey&#39;s EU membership aspirations into a tailspin.
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Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.
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As a young man, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a gifted footballer, but not quite good enough to turn professional.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 -- The Turkish military has ramped up military operations along the southern border with Iraq, with aircraft reportedly bombarding the mountainous terrain on Wednesday, part of a growing confrontation that threatens to open a new northern front in the Iraq war.
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The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.
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Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day.
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SAN FRANCISCO Selectively breeding turkeys for their white meat over so many generations has led to some health care problems for America&#39;s favorite holiday meal.
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On one hand there is the European Union, demanding Turkey reform its criminal code. On the other, a powerful group of conservative Muslims who insist such changes should include criminalizing adultery.
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SIRNAK, Turkey  - Perched on a hillside overlooking the mountainous northern Iraqi border, Kurds in the southeastern Turkish town of Sirnak are nervously monitoring preparations for a possible cross-border military operation.
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The Turkeys have arrived in Afghanistan - and so has the French President. The former after a 10-week journey by ship and truck; the latter by presidential jet. Both bear tidings of goodwill
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Turkey&#39;s moment of truth is fast approaching. On Oct. 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
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It is rarely a simple thing to be a novelist in Turkey. For Elif Shafak, it has never been more complicated.
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Some call it &quot;an Islamic cloud over Europe&quot; and dread the day when the European Union opens the Continent&#39;s gates to Turkey.
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Turkey has reached this point through a nation-wide effort, which reflects the underlying philosophy of the Republic and the democratic aspirations of the Turkish people and their determination
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The Christian Science Monitor - Like a game of high-stakes chicken set on the global stage, Turkey and the European Union have been locked in a tense standoff ahead of this week's deadline for Turkey to open its ports to Cypriot vessels or face consequences.
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As Turkey lurches toward a repeal of a ban on head scarves at universities, the countryâs secular upper middle class is feeling increasingly threatened.