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Military
Turkey eyes a new military operation in northern Syria, leaving people in the area on edge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman review a military honor guard during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey
Global Politics
MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals
Members of a Turkish group hold a symbolic boarding pass for 10 foreign ambassadors as they stage a protest near the US Embassy to support Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. 
Foreign policy
Turkey’s Erdoğan strategically backtracks threat to expel Western diplomats, political analyst explains
Protesters chant slogans against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention
LGBTQ
Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women
Supporters of the Turkey Youth Union chant slogans during a protest against US President Joe Biden's statement, outside the US consulate in Istanbul, April 26, 2021.
Human rights
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’
A few cows graze on green grass along a river in daylight hours.
Development
Istanbul’s mega-canal poses threats to surrounding villages, wildlife
A man in a suit stands at a podium near red and white Turkish flag.
Conflict
French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism
A Turkish ship with a flag sails in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Borders
Greece and Turkey sail toward a crisis of sea borders 
Women hold protest signs and also wear face masks and plastic shields as they protest.
Women & Gender
In Turkey, a conservative push to remove domestic violence protections is met with an uproar
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's supporters rally in Istanbul in 2016 following the failed coup.
Conflict & Justice
Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu speaking at a press conference.
Conflict & Justice
Europe is ‘terrified’ ISIS fighters will go free if repatriated
A Syrian refugee man works at a bakery in Gaziantep, Turkey, May 16, 2016.
Displacement
The world closed its doors to Syrian refugees. Now Turkey wants to send them back. 
US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sit around a table with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey agrees with US to pause Syria assault while Kurds withdraw
Syria
Can Turkey resettle 1 million Syrians in an 18-mile wide ‘safe zone’?
Older women hold a cartoon graphic depicting Donald Trump and a Turkish tank.
Does US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?
Smoke rises from the Syrian side of the border.
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish warplanes, artillery begin offensive
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Sports
NBA showdown starring a Turk won’t be on Turkish TV
Demonstrators wave Turkish and East Turkestan flags as they shout slogans during a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey November 6, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
Turkey changes its tune on China’s crackdown against Muslims
two men kick a protester on the ground
Kurdish protesters attacked by Erdoğan’s bodyguards at DC demonstration sue Turkish government
A crowd of reporters surrounds Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan
Erdoğan says US ‘wrong’ to threaten Turkey after Trump doubles tariffs
People walk past an election poster for Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, June 14, 2018.
Global Politics
These Turks would rather leave their country than continue living under Erdoğan
A river winds through a city full of buildings and skyscrapers.
Environment
Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal alarms villagers and environmentalists
A supporter of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves a US and Turkish flag as he waits for him to arrive outside of The Peninsula hotel in Manhattan, New York City, Sept. 19, 2017.
Conflict
Turkey’s propaganda war targets America’s state capitals
Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers.
Global Politics
Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president’s powers, and dissent erupts on social media
Elif Koc, 18, shapes a customer's eyebrows at the Twins salon in Istanbul. Kroc is voting yes on Sunday's referendum. But she says the issue is dividing her family.
Global Politics
Is Turkey’s referendum a vote for more efficient government, or a power grab?
Two women discuss Turkish politics during a joint rally in Istanbul between the Islamist and secularist parties shortly after the attempted coup in late July.
Religion
Turkey’s fraught history with headscarves
A damaged window is pictured at the police headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Conflict
The conspiracies and realities of the failed Turkish coup
A man waves a Turkish flag at Taksim Square in Istanbul on July 16 after a coup attempt.
Global Politics
My local grocer knew the Turkish coup would fail. He’s seen successful coups before.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helps to carry a coffin with a victim of a thwarted coup following a funeral service in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016.
Conflict
Turkey’s crackdown: How far will it go?
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara December 1, 2014.
Global Politics
Russia and Turkey’s leaders have similar styles, but an uneasy relationship
Turkish musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol visits the Nan and Bill Harris Studios at WGBH in Boston, home to The World.
Music
This musical style was once a dividing line in Turkish culture
Turkish soldiers stand at a position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc on September 24, 2014.
Conflict
Turkey prepares to shift course and take military action against ISIS
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister, and his wife, Ermine, wave hands to supporters as they celebrate his election victory in front of the Justice and Development party headquarters in Ankara on August 10, 2014.
Global Politics
Turkey meets the new boss, same as the old boss
Ayse Diskaya, second from the right, laughs with another protester in Gezi Park near Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 10, 2013.
Global Scan
Don’t laugh. Are women the biggest threat to Turkish morality?
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Turkey mourns for its miners and many blame the government for not enforcing safety standards
A miner hugs a relative in front of a coal mine in Soma, Turkey, after the country's worst mining accident in more than two decades.
Conflict & Justice
Why Turkish protesters are blaming their government for a major mining disaster
A phone displaying a Twitter error message is show in front of the Turkish national flag.
Global Politics
A new player enters Turkey’s social media space
Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, greets his supporters in Ankara after his AK party won a clear victory in municipal elections.
Global Politics
Turkey’s controversial leader sweeps the polls
Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, greets his supporters in Ankara after his AK party won a clear victory in municipal elections.
Global Politics
Turkey’s controversial leader sweeps the polls
Global Scan
Some wealthy Chinese think slaughtering tigers is a status symbol
AK Party supporters during a campaign rally in Istanbul. The AKP, Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party organized the rally ahead of municipal elections.
Global Politics
Selling the candidates in Turkey, one song at a time
Turkey's courts have blocked access to Twitter a little over a week before local elections as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan battles a corruption scandal.
Global Politics
Twitter schmitter? Turkey’s prime minister vows to block the social media site
Anti-government protesters march during a demonstration in Ankara, Turkey.
Global Politics
In Turkey, the government claims a dark force emanating from the US has infiltrated its ranks
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Global Politics
How a man in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains is causing chaos in Turkey
Thousands march in protest against Turkey's ruling AK Party (AKP) over a corruption probe.
Global Politics
Turkey’s judiciary is threatened as the ruling party lashes out at allegations of corruption
A now-iconic picture of a Turkish riot policeman using tear gas against "the woman in red," at an anti-government demonstration in Taksim Square, in the heart of Istanbul.
Global Politics
You think American politics is a mess? Check out Turkey
Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
Global Politics
Turkey’s political turmoil may be tied to its relations with Iran
Global Politics
Turkish government wants Syrian intervention, though most Turks oppose
Global Politics
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed
Global Politics
Turkish prime minister courts Kurds in bid to establish strong presidency
Development & Education
Environmental concerns at core of Turkish protests
Arts, Culture & Media
Turkish protesters turn slur around in protest against government actions
Global Politics
Turks outraged over French passage of genocide law
Business, Economics and Jobs
Why sidewalk dining is banned in Istanbul
Heightened tensions between US allies Israel, Egypt, Turkey
Anti-Government Protests Erupt in Turkey
Anti-government protesters march during a demonstration in Ankara, Turkey.
Conflict & Justice
As Protests Continue in Turkey, Many Turn to Social Media for News Coverage
Conflict & Justice
Protests in Turkey Turn Violent
Conflict & Justice
In Turkish Border Town, Chaos and Anger at Syrian Refugees after Twin Bombs Blasts
Global Politics
Turkey Rules Out Immediate Retaliation Against Syria Over Jet Incident