Topic: Mustafa Kemal

Democracy is on the ballot in a number of nations, while common themes -- such as the handling of inflation and corruption -- may determine how incumbent governments and presidents fare as the ballot box.

Singer Sam Smith turns 30 and actor Rebecca Hall turns 40, among the famous birthdays for May 19.

As Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish minorities in neighboring Syria in early 2018, Facebook's top executives faced a political dilemma.

The World Council of Churches wrote a letter to Turkey's president this week to reverse his decision to turn the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.

Political upheaval has deepened in the Maldives, caused by the reaching out for dictatorial power by Abdulla Yameen, who illegally toppled Mohammad Nasheed.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday resumed leadership of the ruling party, one month after a referendum gave him additional powers.

On Oct. 29, 1998, Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, who in 1962 became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, returned to space aboard the shuttle Discovery. At 77, he became the oldest person to travel in space.

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu insists that the country's constitution will remain secular and not tied to any religion.

Turkey kicked off its 90th anniversary Tuesday with a ceremony at the mausoleum of the country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

It is time to "talk turkey" about Turkey's role in NATO.