Nestled in the heart of modern-day Turkey lies Cappadocia, a fascinating region that is surprisingly rich in history and ...

Learn about the visionary leader who transformed the Ottoman Empire into the Republic of Turkey with sweeping reforms in law, education, and social structure.

Patrick van Eyck (SFS ’28) intended to study Russian or Persian at Georgetown University. After three semesters of classes, ...

Nur Sağlamer, a felt artist recognized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a bearer of intangible cultural heritage under ...

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Turkey is laying the groundwork to restrict social media access for minors with a parliamentary report this week calling for broad measures including age ...

Google parent company Alphabet saw its market capitalization surpass Apple's for the first time since 2019. Alphabet's market cap closed at $3.88 trillion on Wednesday, while Apple's market cap closed ...

Turkish used to be written with the Arabic alphabet from about 900 to 1928. In order to increase literacy in the country and to modernize Turkey, the Latin alphabet was introduced and adopted after ...

Modern Turkey owes much of its foundation to Atatürk—“Father of the Turks,” as he later became known. Revered across the country, his legacy is visible everywhere: statues of him stand proudly in ...

In 2007, the mayor of a city in southeastern Türkiye mailed cards wishing his citizens a Happy Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Shortly after, charges were made against the mayor … for having used an ...

He who loves the rose should put tip with its thorns. —Old Turkish saying ONE day in 1853, Nicholas I, Czar of all the Russias, peered southward over his aristocratic nose and voiced the opinion that ...