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The latest news, updates and features on Turkey, a country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its capital is Ankara, with major cities including Istanbul and Izmir.

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Wildfire flames rising from forest area in the Seferihisar district of Izmir, Turkiye.

Latest travel advice for Turkey as wildfires rage near popular tourist resort

Channel: Travel Travel July 28, 2025 By Alice Murphy
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British tourist, 60, 'vanishes' on Greek island in 30C heat after abandoning car

Channel: World World July 1, 2025 By Craig Munro
Skyline of Dubai on a bright, sunny day with water in the marina in the foreground

The best Dubai alternatives including one city with flights for just £25

Channel: Travel Travel June 25, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams
A city view of buildings in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Bosphorus river in front.

Latest travel advice for Turkey after Iran strikes US airbase in Qatar

Channel: Travel Travel June 30, 2025 By Alice Murphy
A view of an old mosque on the sea in Gaziantep, Turkey on a sunny day.

Historic 'hidden gem' Turkish destinations get new UK flight routes

Channel: Travel Travel June 21, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams
Ayasofya, or Hagia Sofia, the iconic palace in Istanbul, Turkey, with four minarets and a giant dome at sunset

Latest UK travel advice for Turkey after Israel strikes Iran

Channel: Travel Travel June 23, 2025 By Alice Murphy
Play Video Hot air balloon on ground after crash

Two hot air balloons with tourists plummet to the ground, with at least one dead

Channel: World World June 16, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Beth Martin, 28, from Portsmouth, was rushed to hospital after she became 'delirious' just one day into a dream trip away with her husband Luke and two children, aged eight and five.

Turkey reveals 'cause of death' of Beth Martin who had ‘heart removed’ on holiday

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2025 By Josh Milton
An easyJet plane flying against a blue cloudy sky.

Easyjet launches 11 new flights from major UK airport to Greece, Spain, Portugal and more

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle September 9, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
Dad-of-two placed into coma after Turkey holiday as chef, 55, ?caught rare disease from dirty 4-star hotel?

British dad says he 'almost died' after holiday in four-star Turkish hotel

Channel: World World June 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Alicia Adejobi and a fitness star at Anda Barut resort in Turkey, and a view from the hotel balcony

I trained with Olympians at a luxury resort — it wasn't what I expected

Channel: Travel Travel June 9, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi
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Man seen entering yacht cabin moments before it explodes - and survives

Channel: World World June 6, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
An aerial view of a sunny Rhodes beach in Greece, with sun loungers on the sand and turquoise blue sea surrounding.

Travel agency sends message to tourists after earthquake rocks Greece and Turkey

Channel: Travel Travel June 3, 2025 By Alice Murphy
Play Video MUGLA, TURKIYE - MAY 23: A general view of Kumburnu Beach, the first blue flag beach of the country, at Oludeniz, one of the most visited tourist destination, as it waits for tourists this season with its 110 beaches with blue flags, 3 yachts, 5 tourism boats and 10 marinas in Fethiye district of Mugla, Turkiye on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Ali Riza Akkir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Girl, 14, killed after Turkey and Greece hit by magnitude 5.8 earthquake

Channel: World World June 3, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Play Video Senay Ilhan and Ulku Ozman breath in air from beehives through ventilators in hopes of recovering from ailments at a facility owned by beekeeper Huseyin Ceylan in Karaburun, located in Turkey's Aegean coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

People are now breathing air from bee hives to tackle their health problems

Channel: World World June 1, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Hamit Coskun arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London, where he is charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence after a Koran was burnt outside the Turkish consulate in London on February 13. Picture date: Wednesday May 28, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Koran. Photo credit should read: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Convicting man accused of setting fire to Quran could 'reintroduce blasphemy'

Channel: UK UK May 28, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Light blue sea framed by rocks in Suluada, Turkey, with boats and a cliff in the distance.

Unspoiled ‘Turkish Maldives’ is a paradise island just 40 minutes from the mainland

Channel: Travel Travel May 26, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton
Here are the travel warnings which are in place over 'organ harvesting' in Turkey getty/ metro

Here are the travel warnings which are in place over 'organ harvesting' in Turkey

Channel: UK UK May 26, 2025 By Josh Layton
Red and white Turkish airlines logo on an aircraft tail fin at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey - May 201 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Brown/REX (1332867e)1

Major change for passengers who stand up before a plane arrives at the terminal

Channel: Travel Travel May 25, 2025 By Ryan Prosser
Beth Martin with her husband Luke

Turkish officials break silence over death of Beth Martin who had ‘heart removed’

Channel: UK UK May 24, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

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