Turkey’s president pledges to protect family values in his UNGA speech, while members of the LGBTQ community say they are the target of hate crimes
As Turkish authorities intensify their anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in public, police detained dozens of LGBTQ activists in Istanbul and Izmir during their pride march
Mohammad Mehmet Ali speaks to VOA after losing his mother and 4 siblings in blaze
Istanbul’s historic and popular Istiklal Avenue is still recovering from a bomb attack on November 13. VOA’s Turkish service reports from Istanbul in this story narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
Judge's links to Turkey's ruling party could create distrust, says RSF representative on trial in Istanbul
During the demonstration, at least three women cut their hair to protest death of woman who died in police custody
Turkey says it defused three naval mines off its Black Sea coast as Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over who planted them
Thousands gather in Istanbul to commemorate Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and to demand full justice
Many Bulgarians cross the border to shop in Turkey as the Turkish lira loses value against other currencies
Turkey's ruling party proposes law to curb false news and disinformation, but media organizations warn it could be used against critics
Turkish women gather outside the Afghan consulate in Istanbul to show their solidarity with the Afghan women and condemn the Taliban’s treatment of women
Millions have arrived in the country as a way station in their effort to migrate to Europe
How one restaurant is trying to make customers who are nervous about eating in crowded spaces more comfortable
Not everyone follows the new rules
The coronavirus lockdown has led to a rush of people flooding the markets to buy grocery essentials for Ramadan
Face masks, sanitizers in short supply after country confirms first case of deadly infection
Since the Turkish Health Ministry recently confirmed the country's first coronavirus case, people have been flocking to pharmacies, grocery stores, and other outlets to prepare for a potential nationwide pandemic
OdaTV news personnel reject Ankara's claim that reporting funeral of Turkish intelligence agent violated national law
Defendants are latest in long line of reporters, pundits, scholars to be accused of supporting US-based imam Fethullah Gulen
Protests continue for a second day in Turkey, as Kurds and others demonstrated against Monday's devastating suicide blast that killed 31 people in the south of the country. VOA Kurdish service reporter Salih Turan in Istanbul and VOA Turkish service reporter Umut Colak in Suruc have more, in this report narrated by Bill Rodgers.
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