The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Tisjana Woodward, from London, went from weighing 22 stone to 14 stone after having a a £3,500 gastric sleeve procedure in Turkey - but now struggles with binge eating

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and location straddling Europe and the Middle East into international influence during two decades in power

In the Kasimpasa neighbourhood of Istanbul where he grew up, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s former neighbours describe a generous young man who was already destined for a bright future. With the future of Turkey at stake in the upcoming presidential election, they are eager to explain why the incumbent…

Those hoping this vote will be remembered as the moment Putin lost Turkey may be in for a rude awakening

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party backs the president’s rival, but some voters feel they have few choices in elections.

The talks are taking place as Syria mends ties with regional powers after more than a decade of isolation.

Gastric sleeve procedure was a success and in the immediate aftermath Tisjana Woodward lost 8st but then fell into a 'transfer addiction'

Greece and Turkey head to the polls simultaneously, which experts say could open up possibilities for rapprochement.

Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This election has become intensely competitive in a country which has undergone severe democratic erosion over the past decade, but may now be looking for change.

Italian police on Wednesday arrested 29 people on charges of belonging to a criminal group smuggling migrants by boat from Turkey and Greece, a statement said.

Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria's civil war.