A strong, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

In 1071, a small nomadic dynasty—named the Seljuks after their founder—fought a battle against Byzantine forces under the ...

In the late 10th century, a nomadic chief named Seljuk broke away from his Khazar overlords in the north of the Caspian Sea.

Tensions between Israel and Turkey have been been intensifying. And recent Israeli bombs on Syria were meant as a message to Turkey, observers say. Will it come to a direct confrontation between ...

Turkey will be launching its own GPS and map application system in an effort to reduce dependence on foreign strategic technologies and infrastructure, according to a report on Monday. State-run news ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 44% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSE to S. The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 58% chance of ...

This distinct variety of the Greek language developed in what is today central Turkey from the Byzantine era until the 1920s. As it is understood, it was heavily influenced by the Turkish language ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds NNW. The overnight low will be 53 °F (11.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C) and a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 8 mph (6.4 to 12.9 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

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Erik Larsson, who heads Reporters Without Borders in Sweden, criticized Medin’s arrest. “This is an assault not only on Joakim Medin, but on all of us. We have the right to know what is going on in ...

Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, sustaining the largest demonstrations Turkey ...