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İstanbul’s historic baths keep hamam tradition alive

For centuries, hamams were central to Ottoman society, and while they fell out of use in Turkey with the advent of running water, many...

At İstanbul church, blessed spring offers hope to Christians and Muslims

The queue outside İstanbul's Our Lady of Vefa church stretched more than 200 meters, made up of Christians and Muslims chatting animatedly as they...

Locals toil as experts toast Turkish wine renaissance

As the evening light falls on her vineyards in northwestern Turkey, Zeynep Arca Sallıel pinches the grapes and tastes the skin. It is harvest...

Hungry times for İstanbul’s street food sellers

The enticing smell of grilled corn and chestnuts wafted from Hakan Deniz's red and gold food cart near a mosque in İstanbul's old city....

Turkey’s top Kurdish football club resists hatred

The slurs shouted by the ultras of a football club in northwest Turkey at their Kurdish rivals is just one way that the decades-old...

Modesty the aim for Turkey’s Olympic shooting sensation

Yusuf Dikeç may have an Olympic medal and a legion of adoring online fans, but the Turkish pistol sharpshooter is aiming to keep his...

Jailed Kurdish leader’s correspondence with prominent writer produces Turkish bestseller

A jailed Kurdish leader and a Turkish writer on the other side of the bars have used their correspondence to write one of Turkey's...

Dolphin cruises help İstanbul enjoy its Bosporus bottlenoses

As the first dolphin fin surfaced from the Bosporus, a ripple of excitement went round passengers on a free boat ride to see one...

Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city

Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city -- perhaps the country's largest -- which one historian believes dates back...

Moonlit scramble across the sand for Turkey’s booming baby turtle population

The baby loggerhead sea turtles emerged from their eggshells and began their first challenge in life: a wobbly dash across the sand to the...

Hermes v Hermes: Turkish bookshop marks win in copyright fight

A bookseller in Turkey notched a victory over a French luxury house in a copyright battle to be able to call itself Hermes, Agence...

Grease, sweat and tears for Turkey’s Ottoman oil wrestlers

Their torsos slick with oil and sweat, the fighters grapple and tussle for gold and glory, competing in a venerable Turkish sport dating back...

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