An assailant has opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself.
FIFA has added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this yearโs World Cup, asking up to $4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the U.S. opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12.
A black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of Iranโs slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stare down, promising vengeance against the United States and Israel.
The 48-team field for FIFA's biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years.
Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war after earlier saying the U.S. couldn't use jointly operated military bases there for operations related to the conflict.
Players held small backpacks as Iranโs national soccer team used a match against Nigeria to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is facing a major corruption trial that critics say targets Turkeyโs opposition and threatens democracy.
Prosecutors in Istanbul have issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer players and officials in relation to a betting scandal that has shaken Turkey.
Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
Pakistan's information minister says peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed after four days of negotiations.
The Israeli military has intercepted a nine-boat flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea trying to break Israelโs naval blockade of Gaza and detained scores of activists on board.
Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope.
Jose Mourinho has left his role as coach of Fenerbahce, two days after failing to qualify the Turkish club for the Champions League.
Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have ravaged parched woodlands during a prolonged heat wave, Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez said.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck in Turkeyโs northwestern province of Balikesir, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.
The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks spread rapidly overnight, turning the sky red over the eastern suburbs of Bursa, the countryโs fourth-largest city and forcing over 3.500 people to flee.
New wildfires have broken out on Turkeyโs Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones.
A U.S. envoy is reaffirming Washington's support for Syria's new government and telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that there is "no Plan B" for uniting the country.
U.N. Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again following a โconstructive atmosphereโ during an earlier meeting aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.
Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control.
Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heat wave that has cooked much of southern Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat, A heat dome swept an arc across France, Portugal, and Spain to Turkey.
Turkish media say a hot air balloon pilot has been killed and 19 Indonesian tourists were injured when their balloon crashed in central Turkey.
Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Gรผler and Kerem Aktรผrkoฤlu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half.
Passengers on flights to Turkey who unbuckle their seat belts, enter an aisle or open overhead compartments before their plane has stopped taxiing are eligible for fines under new regulations issued by the countryโs civil aviation authority.
President Donald Trump says he may call Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, after Putin skipped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the organizationโs procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment.
Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva says he would try to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks with Ukraineโs Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week in Turkey.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the cityโs imprisoned mayor and demand his release.
A federal judge in Massachusetts says a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week canโt be deported to Turkey without a court order.
Prosecutors have requested that detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, be formally arrested over allegations of corruption and terror links.
Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbulโs city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the cityโs popular mayor.
Turkeyโs central bank has lowered its key interest rate by a further 2.5 percentage points days after official figures indicated a slowdown in inflation that has eroded householdsโ purchasing power.
European Union envoys have approved new sanctions against Russia, with the measures set to enter into force next week on the third anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A young gorilla rescued from a planeโs cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.
Gazaโs Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
The European Court of Human Rights in a landmark ruling has found that Greece illegally deported a woman back to neighboring Turkey.
One-third of Turkey's children live in poverty, with many forced to work to support their struggling families.
Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assadโs government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others.
Thanksgiving Day is almost here, and while many of us are looking forward to stuffing our faces (myself included), itโs also a time to reflect on what we cherish most.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands this week with multiple world leaders, including those from China, India, Turkey and Iran.
Assyrian Americans got an influx of attention when former President Donald Trump mangled the word โAssyrianโ while giving a shout out at a rally in Arizona.
Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby Turkey.
Officials in Greece say they have formally approved the purchase of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a major defense overhaul.
A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis for several hours in the middle of the day and two firefighters died in southern Italy while putting out a wildfire.
Merih Demiral has scored twice to send Turkey into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Austria.
Ukraineโs lead negotiator to join the European Union says the war-torn country is on an โirreversibleโ course of Western integration after the EU agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week.
Security is being increased field-side to stop fans getting to players at the European Championship.
There were no goals, one assist and no less than four selfie-pursuing field invaders for Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugalโs 3-0 win over Turkey that secured a spot in the European Championship round of 16.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez says Cristiano Ronaldo should consider himself lucky to have come to no harm after being confronted by four supporters who came onto the field for selfies with the five-time world player of the year at a European Championship match.
Eleven people have been killed and dozens injured when a fire that apparently started in crop stubble spread through settlements in southeastern Turkey.
Fighting has broken out between fans of Turkey and Georgia inside Dortmundโs Westfalenstadion ahead of the teamsโ European Championship match.
Six years ago, Ilkay Gรผndoganโs place on the German national team was in question over a photograph with Turkeyโs president.
Italy stuttered to a 0-0 draw at home to Turkey in the first of two warmup matches before it begins the defense of its European Championship title next week.
The remains of recently identified Greek soldiers who fought in Cyprus against invading Turkish troops nearly a half-century ago have been returned to their families.
International donors meeting in Brussels say they will commit 7.5 billion euros, about $8.1 billion, in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond.
A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 yearsโ imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday.
The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey have been rescued.
Local media in Turkey say one person was killed and seven injured when a cable car in the south of the country hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below.
Istanbul Airport has made five new hires to provide a stress-free travel experience for anxious passengers: therapy dogs that are ready to offer support with snuggles, belly rubs and sloppy kisses.
With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules theyโll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote.
At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers.
Somalia has announced a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nationโs sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopiaโs efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland.
Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station.
