Turkey is commemorating the 85th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's death, a date that coincides with the centenary of the secular republic he founded. In Europe, Atatürk — a surname bestowed on ...

ANKARA: At 9.05 am on Monday, air-raid sirens will wail across Turkish cities, morning rush-hour traffic will halt and schoolchildren will stand to attention. Turks will observe a minute’s silence, as ...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic, which emerged out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire as a sovereign, independent nation thanks in large part to the leadership ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk are the two seminal figures of post-Ottoman Turkey - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File KEVIN WINTER Recep ...

Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over the Bosphorus strait lighting up the Istanbul skyline. During the day, naval ships ...

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday paid tribute to the late Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of Turkey, as the South Korean leader began his official two-day state visit to Ankara ...

Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President ...

Criticism of Ataturk draws a hefty punishment in Turkey under a so-called "Law to Protect Ataturk" that was passed in parliament in 1951. A total of 11 people have been put on trial under this law and ...

Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.” By Alex Crevar Turkey is basking in the success of players it calls “Sultans of the ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - A new film that portrays Turkey's revered founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as a lonely, hard-drinking man beset by doubts has whipped up emotions in a country still grappling with his ...

Sevket Yilmaz, a well-known Islamist newspaper columnist and former politician, insulted modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and vilified Turkish citizens whose families originated in the ...

ISTANBULISTANBUL — Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has launched an investigation into claims that streaming service Disney + pulled a series on the country’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the group’s ...