Turkey
Johan Spanner for The New York Times
Turkey is a secular parliamentary democracy located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and bordered by eight countries.
One of the largest middle-income partners of the World Bank Group, Turkey has an expanding economy and is continuing to pursue its candidacy for full membership in the European Union, which remains Turkey’s largest economic partner. Joining NATO in 1952, Turkey has also ensured and fostered a close bilateral partnership with the United States.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is an increasingly assertive regional player at a time when several of its neighbors are locked in sometimes violent struggles for democracy. Erdogan’s tenure has faced its own significant challenges, with public demonstrations and civil unrest, beginning in May 2013, that have brought some of the nation’s most unsettling discord in decades.
Keep up to date on breaking news in Turkey and explore our extensive archive below.
One of the largest middle-income partners of the World Bank Group, Turkey has an expanding economy and is continuing to pursue its candidacy for full membership in the European Union, which remains Turkey’s largest economic partner. Joining NATO in 1952, Turkey has also ensured and fostered a close bilateral partnership with the United States.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is an increasingly assertive regional player at a time when several of its neighbors are locked in sometimes violent struggles for democracy. Erdogan’s tenure has faced its own significant challenges, with public demonstrations and civil unrest, beginning in May 2013, that have brought some of the nation’s most unsettling discord in decades.
Keep up to date on breaking news in Turkey and explore our extensive archive below.
Chronology of Coverage
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Aug. 6, 2014
Canakkale Journal; for Turks and the Australians, World War I's Gallipoli campaign has taken on an outsize importance as the bloody event that became the foundation of a modern national consciousness. MORE -
Aug. 1, 2014
Turkey has kept its borders open to displaced Syrians fleeing that country’s bloody civil war, taking in more than a million refugees since fighting began; many have found their way to Istanbul where Turks have become resentful and are demanding that they be sent back to refugee camps; government has responded by rounding up Syrians across the city, putting them on buses and sending them back to camps. MORE -
Jul. 23, 2014
Dozens of Turkish police officers are detained and accused of spying on Prime Min Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his top aides. MORE -
Jul. 22, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Egypt to try to produce cease-fire in Gaza crisis; Kerry must confront fact that United States must rely heavily on Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to play intermediary role and exert their influence because the US has no direct contact and little leverage with Hamas. MORE -
Jul. 22, 2014
Turkish soldier is killed and two others are injured in Ceylanpinar, town on Syrian border, in incident involving smugglers prevented from crossing into Turkey. MORE
Articles
No Longer an Invisible Photographer
Among the images in
Vanessa Winship’s first retrospective are portraits taken with a view
camera, which led her to slow down and engage her subjects rather than
be fleetingly invisible.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
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In Greece, Migrants Are Desperate to Flee Again
They left countries like Iran and Afghanistan, ending up in poverty and as the targets of garbage thrown by angry citizens.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
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A Nomadic Museum Takes Up Temporary Residence in Istanbul
Following projects in
Dubai and London, the newly founded Moving Museum sets up shop in the
ancient Turkish city with a series of artist residencies.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday
At Gallipoli, a Campaign That Laid Ground for National Identities
For the Turks and the
Australians, the Gallipoli campaign has taken on an outsize importance
as the bloody event that became the foundation of a modern national
consciousness.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday
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Iraq Agrees to Help Kurds Battle Sunni Extremists
Iraq’s prime minister
ordered the air force to support Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, a thaw
born of military necessity in the fraught relations between Baghdad and
the Kurds.
August 5, 2014, Tuesday
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Kerry Calls on Qatar and Turkey to Gain Release of Israeli Soldier
Secretary of State
John Kerry asked the two nations to use their influence after the
abduction, which took place shortly after a cease-fire was to go into
effect.
August 2, 2014, Saturday
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Ancient Haven for Refugees Sees Signs of Strain
Struggling to
accommodate the thousands fleeing civil war in Syria, the Turkish
government has quietly begun moving them to camps outside of the cities.
August 1, 2014, Friday
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A Former Hedge-Funder Finds His Passion Selling Handmade Turkish Shoes
Sabah Sundays,
downtown Manhattan footwear events that have been growing by word of
mouth, are popping up on the west coast beginning this month.
July 30, 2014, Wednesday
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China Exports High-Speed Rail Technology to Turkey
China has helped
build a 330-mile railway line that connects the Turkish cities of Ankara
and Istanbul. The project marks the first time China has helped build a
high-speed railway outside its borders.
July 28, 2014, Monday
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Turkey Can Teach Israel How to End Terror
Turkey faced a terrorist threat for decades and has now made peace. Israel should follow its example.
July 24, 2014, Thursday
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U.S. Diplomacy in the Gaza Crisis
As the death toll rises in the latest round
of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, a look at the Obama administration’s
strategy for reaching a cease-fire.
Bringing Turkish Flavors to Boston
Ana Sortun built a restaurant group inspired by the subtleties of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine.
Iraq’s Factions and Their Goals
The goals of of the three main groups in
Iraq — Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish — as the country threatens to split
apart along sectarian lines.
In Iraq Crisis, a Tangle of Alliances and Enmities
The major players in the Iraq and Syria
crisis are often both allies and antagonists, working together on one
front on one day and at cross-purposes the next.
Countries Weigh In on Iraq’s Unrest
Britain, the United States, the United Nations and countries in the region react to the intense fighting in Iraq.
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