Turkiye

Teenager Mehmet Koc lost his legs in last year's Turkish earthquake. Now he and his father are rebuilding their lives, far from home in London.

Australia's consumer rights watchdog sees a sharp increase in Australians citing the popular accommodation site when reporting they've been scammed.

Turkish legislators endorse Sweden's membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously non-aligned country's entry into the military alliance.

The trial involves the alleged connection between poorly constructed buildings that crumbled in two massive earthquakes.

St Nicholas's generosity and gift-giving inspired the Christmas legend of Santa Claus. But instead of climbing down chimneys to deliver presents, the real-life bishop from ancient Greece would secretly leave bags of gold on windowsills and doorsteps.

Experts say more air travel destinations are expected to open up at a lower cost following a government decision to grant Turkish Airlines an additional 35 weekly flights in and out of Australia by 2025.

The transport minister says Türkiye was approved for a major expansion in flight capacity because it would open a new market for Australia, acknowledging the sector was still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transport Minister Catherine King quietly approves expanded services for Turkish Airlines, including flights to stop-over destinations, despite earlier rejecting a similar request made by Qatar.

Forty-three years ago, eight-year-old Cagla Ariyak and her mother waved goodbye to her father from the front door of their Sydney home. Seconds later, Sarık Arıyak would be shot dead, alongside his bodyguard Engin Sever.

A referee in the top Turkish football league is punched and kicked after a match, as Greece puts a two-month-long ban on all supporters following fan violence.

Three-time European champions Manchester United remain bottom of their UEFA Champions League group after a 3-3 draw with Galatasaray.

A cargo ship travelling from Egypt to Turkey hit stormy seas and sank near the Greek island of Lesbos leading to a major rescue operation finding only one crewman.

Former PM Scott Morrison flies into Israel to "demonstrate solidarity" with Israel and the Jewish community, as protesters gather outside the Israeli PM's residence to call for his resignation and the immediate release of hostages.

Turkish officials say they've arrested one of Australia's most wanted men, Hakan Ayik who is alleged to have significant links to the Comanchero bikie gang.

Hakan Ayik has been on NSW's most-wanted list for more than a decade, suspected of the alleged "supply of large commercial quantities of drugs" and links to the Comancheros bikie gang.

Turkish police raiding apartments and detaining people in operation against international organised crime ring.

The Australian Federal Police says it is aware of the Turkish arrest and acknowledged officials for "undertaking one of the most significant operations" of transnational organised criminals.

The dry expanses of south-eastern Türkiye, home to some of humanity's most ancient sites, have yielded fresh discoveries in the form of a stone phallus and a coloured boar.

Türkiye's Defence Ministry says all targets belonging to two Kurdish militias were "legitimate targets" for its forces.

In a call, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Türkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan the two NATO allies needed to "coordinate and deconflict" their activities as they share the common objective of defeating terrorist threats.

Over two decades, Türkiye's president has become one of the most powerful people in the world. Here's how he got there.

President Recep Tayyip Erodgan has taken a hard line against terrorism as the conflict with Iraq escalates with a bombing in Ankara.

A bomb has exploded in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara.

The Turkish defence ministry says its warplanes have carried out raids on suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital.

A hybrid weather system, this "Mediterranean hurricane" is already responsible for more than 11,000 deaths and massive damage bills — this is how it forms and why we could see them intensify in future.