Topic: Mustafa Kemal

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.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday with leaders of the protests that have roiled Istanbul for more than two weeks, officials said.

As widely expected, Turkey's ban on late-night alcohol sales sent mixed signals about its perceived link to the politics of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, May 19, 2013.