Chess-playing robots were a popular sort of Automaton at the time. The Turk was perhaps the most renowned of these structures, built by Wolfgang von Kempelen in the 1770s and traveling until 1854.

In targeting a political rival for corruption, the Erdoğan government is widely seen as distorting the rule of law in Turkey ...

How Bangladesh student protests ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Mr. Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was on BBC's HARDtalk programme on Wednesday (March 5 ...

The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it was not directly contacted regarding the concerns he raised in an ...

He previously managed two Turkish restaurants in Peterborough but due to restricted space, he began his search for a bigger location that would suit him and his customers. ‘‘All my life I ...

Visit today and you may see not ships but gigantic offshore wind turbines—assembled, of course, with the help of robots. Victoria Turk is a technology journalist based in London.

“If you understand addiction, you understand that relapse is part of the recovery process,” said Bernard Gyebi-Foster, CEO of Tuerk House, a Baltimore-based drug and alcohol treatment provider ...

The United Nations’ role in global crises has long been a subject of debate, but a shocking revelation from Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has raised serious concerns about ...

Grand Turk is home to the only cruise port in Turks and Caicos—and there’s plenty to see beyond the dock. Port location: The port is on the southern end of the island, about a 10-minute drive from the ...

A new Turkish restaurant is set to open in a Fenland town. Priding itself on "the best of Turkish cuisine", The Mad Turk will hold its grand opening on March 3 from 3pm. The restaurant, which has had ...