Pastry-makers in Turkey's southeastern city of Gaziantep are hard at work at their ovens making the world-famous Turkish dessert of baklava ahead of Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice.

One of the Turkey's unique Van cats gave birth to 10 kittens at the Yüzüncü Yıl University's Van Cat Research Center.

Iran unveiled on Saturday what authorities said was a locally upgraded missile defence system with a range of 400 km (250 miles) and able to defend against cruise and ballistic missiles and drones.

More than 250,000 residents in Shanghai and 800,000 in Zhejiang province had been evacuated due to the typhoon, and 2.72 million households in Zhejiang had power blackouts as strong wind and rain downed electricity transmission lines, state media reported.

Hollywood star Richard Gere visited rescued migrants on board a humanitarian ship that has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week. A total of 121 migrants were rescued last Thursday by the Barcelona-based charity Open Arms.

The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mustafa Akıncı and Greek Cyprus leader Nikos Anastasiadis on Friday held a meeting at the official residence of UN Cyprus Envoy Elizabeth Spehar in the buffer zone.

A French music band consisting of 18-members, Poil O'Brass Band', stopped playing music after hearing the Islamic call to prayer (Adhan) in Istanbul.

Kyrgyz former president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with corruption over his alleged role in the release of a convicted criminal, Atambayev's lawyer said on Friday after police had to battle protesters to secure his arrest. He surrendered to police late on Thursday during the second raid on his country home outside the capital Bishkek.

A vendor broke his customer's finger by accident while negotiating a sacrificial animal price ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in central Turkey's Kayseri province.

A series of explosions rocked an ammunition depot in Turkey's Hatay province, near the Syrian border, early on Friday and nearby homes were evacuated but there were no reports of casualties.

Watch this heart-wrenching moment a Palestinian man reunited with his mother after spending 6 years in Israeli jails. İsmail Ramiz was detained in Jerusalem by Israeli forces for his alleged involvement in some protests in 2013.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Denizli province on Thursday in Turkey. The quake was also felt in the neighbouring provinces of Antalya, Muğla, Isparta and Burdur. Video shows the powerful quake rocked Turkey's Isparta province during a couple's wedding ceremony.

A woman who was trying to clean her home's windows lost her balance and fell smack onto a moving car from the fourth floor. Unfortunately, she suffered major injuries.

Footage shows the moments Turkey's southwestern Denizli province was hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake.

Turkish policemen on Thursday arrested a suspect carrying explosive materials in his bag in southeastern Şanlıurfa province of Turkey. According to the information obtained from security forces, police forces became suspicious of an individual in a public square and started to follow him. Having realized the policemen, the suspect panicked, dropped his bag -- which was carrying explosive materials -- and ran away. However, police were able to arrest him. Bomb disposal squads later detonated the ...

A cargo ship ran aground off off the coast of western Muğla province's Fethiye district on August 08, 2019. The Maltese-flagged 130-meter-long ship 'Mehmet Bey' reportedly run aground after maneuvering to avoid hitting a fishing boat without a light.

Turkish security forces arrested nine Syrian citizens in İzmir, western Turkey for their suspected links to the Daesh terror group on August 08, 2019. The security forces learned that there were Daesh suspects in the Aegean province of İzmir after they examined the digital documents seized in operations in other provinces. The suspects, who were allegedly linked to the terror group and instructed by Daesh, were nabbed in an anti-terror operation. Police seized scores of documents related to the ...

Volunteer Turkish doctors wait in the departure hall of Istanbul Airport before their departure to Niger on August 08, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. The volunteers from Worldwide Doctors (Yeryuzu Doktorlari), a Turkish non-governmental organization, departed for Niger on Thursday to provide health support and deliver aid ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha -- the festival of sacrifice. Ayşe Nur Sarıalan, the project coordinator, told Anadolu Agency that the group had organized aid activities for Eid a...

A minor eruption occurred on Japan's Mount Asama on Wednesday which is about 2,600 meters high.

Security forces Thursday seized over a million ecstasy pills hidden inside an international transportation truck in southeastern Hatay province of Turkey.Provincial narcotics department was informed that a truck carrying millions of ecstasy pills waited for customs clearance before crossing into abroad