Turkey

These could be the last elections in the country if its president wins again, according to the influential advisor, pundit and journalist. Democracy itself and the Kurdish issue are the main factors.

Erdoğan has a lot to lose if he is not re-elected. Therefore, he is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't happen.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist AKP party are facing its most serious challenge after two decades in power  

After decades shrouded in mystery, Al Majalla reveals a watershed moment in the history of relations between Ankara and Damascus

A close up view of the reaction to - and effect of - Turkey's double earthquake in February 2023, near the Syrian border

The precedent for altering a country's name was set decades ago but the reasons for doing it can be very different

The Ottoman coups inspired similar coups against leaders in Iran, Iraq and Syria

Lebanese survivor of the Turkey earthquake explains how the disaster has mentally scarred those who experienced it

The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people

Head of Syrian Civil Defence Raed Saleh says what is needed now is fuel to power the equipment to remove the rubble and recover the bodies