The Greek authorities have expressed their opposition to plans for selling Meteor missiles to Turkey, manufactured by an international consortium including France. We explain the capabilities of this weapon and why the authorities in Athens are taking such a firm stance in this matter.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Hamas leader Muhammad Ismail Darwish in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan's office said in a statement. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin also attended the meeting, as well as other Hamas officials.

Turkey is waiting for a price proposal for the possible acquisition of Eurofighter jets after submitting a list outlining its technical needs to Britain's defence ministry, a Turkish Defence Ministry source said on Thursday.

The Greek authorities have expressed their opposition to the plans for selling Meteor missiles to Turkey, manufactured by an international consortium including France. We explain the capabilities of this weapon and why the authorities in Athens are taking such a firm stance on this matter.

ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 76, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.

A dispute between two captains from Greece and Turkey escalated into a major international incident, the Imia Crisis, that almost led to war.

A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 66 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames,

Witnesses say guests at a ski resort hotel in Turkey tried to escape a deadly fire with ropes and sheets hung from windows.

ANKARA, Turkey — A search and rescue operation was underway in central Turkey on Friday after a four-story building collapsed, trapping at least five people inside, officials said.

ANKARA, Turkey — A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 66 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said.

Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.

Wicker gazebos and fountain in an Ankara public square.Credit: iStock Student life in central Turkey involves more discretion than in the Jagerbombing West. The secular country’s relationship ...