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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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Mum ‘left rotting’ after undergoing botched tummy tuck in Turkey

Channel: UK UK March 3, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
A view of a swimming pool at an adults only hotel in Marbella, Spain

Europe's best 'no kids' hotels – one is only £61 a night

Channel: Travel Travel March 3, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
? Licensed to London News Pictures. 18/02/2025. London, UK. Friends from Italy view daffodils in St James's Park during morning sunshine in Westminster, central London. According to the Met Office, temperatures in the capital are expected to reach 14?C over the next few days. Photo credit: Dinendra Haria/LNP

How does UK weather compare to rest of Europe?

Channel: UK UK February 21, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Golden Horn Metro Bridge, Istanbul

New high-speed train will link two major European cities in just 3 hours

Channel: Travel Travel February 14, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
An illuminated fountain in the Town Hall square of Vilnius, Lithuania.

11 destinations you can fly to for less than a UK train ticket

Channel: Travel Travel February 13, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
Blick von Burg nach S?den ?ber Altstadt, Ankara, Zentralanatolien, Anatolien, T?rkei

Travel warning issued over popular holiday spot in Turkey after several deaths

Channel: World World February 9, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
A view of a swimming pool at an adults only hotel in Marbella, Spain

The best child-free hotels in Europe – one is just £61 a night

Channel: Travel Travel March 3, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
A sunny beach in the Seychelles, showing the clear turquoise ocean, white sand and palm trees.

The 17 best holiday destinations in May

Channel: Travel Travel March 4, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
Panoramic view of St. Paul bay with acropolis of Lindos in the background in Rhodes, Greece.

17 sunny destinations for an Easter holiday

Channel: Travel Travel April 1, 2025 By Anushka Suharu
An aerial view of the old bridge (Stari Most) in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The best romantic destinations that won't break the bank in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel 1 day ago By Ellie Hutchings
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Wreck of lost British ship found in Turkey more than 150 years after it sank

Channel: Tech Tech January 29, 2025 By Jen Mills
Play Video A fire broke out in a 9-storey hotel construction site in the #Alanya district of Antalya. Work has been initiated to rescue the workers trapped inside and extinguish the fire.https://x.com/ekoltvv/status/1883887725671329974

People rescued from balconies after fire tears through another hotel in Turkey

Channel: World World January 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
An aerial view of a harbour in Antalya, Turkey.

Where is hot in February? Metro's top 17 winter sun destinations

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2026 By Anushka Suharu
Play Video BOLU, TURKIYE - JANUARY 21: A view of the damage from a fire that broke out at a hotel in the Bolu Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Bolu, Turkiye on January 21, 2025. Fire was borught under control after about 10 hours of intervention. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Four arrested after 76 died when fire tore through ski resort hotel as they slept

Channel: World World January 22, 2025 By Danny Rigg
The harbor of Alanya, Turkey, on a beautiful summer's day.

The cheapest all-inclusive destinations to book in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel April 22, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings
Hanseatic houses in Bryggen at winter.

Major UK airport launches eight new routes to Rotterdam, Bergen and more

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Bonnie Blue 'wannabe' arrested for attempting to sleep with 100 men

Channel: World World January 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford
A view of an outdoor pool with palm trees in the background

I despised all-inclusive hotels — this one changed my mind

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2025 By Kitty Chrisp
Crystal shot glasses of vodka standing

Dozens dead or injured after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol

Channel: World World January 16, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

9 of the cheapest places for a weekend break in Europe in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel February 3, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

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