The tremors of the main quake - which happened at 04:17 local time - were felt more than a hundred miles in each direction from the epicentre - across southern Turkey ... in the city of Gaziantep.

Large crowds waving Syrian and Turkish flags gathered in the main square of Kilis, a border city in southern Turkey. In Hatay province, which also lies on the Syrian frontier, many said it was ...

Prosecutors in Istanbul say the mayor of one of Turkey’s opposition strongholds has been arrested as part of a bid-rigging investigation ...

One of Turkey’s oldest trade port cities and a ... some dating back to Byzantine times. One of the city’s main sites is the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Built in the 13th century, it’s extensively ...

Arrests and removals of democratically elected municipal officials in Turkey have been common since 2016 ... The most recent removals are of Esenyurt Mayor Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer of the main opposition ...