The Silk Road's history took a sudden turn after archaeologists discovered a series of hidden cities beneath Uzbekistan's ...

As Turkey is gripped by mass protests following the arrest of a key opposition figure, what does this mean for countries ...

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. For seven consecutive days, protests have erupted across various Turkish ...

Thanks to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey is no longer a reliable U.S. ally. There is no future for Turkish-American relations ...

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more ...

BANGKOK (AP) — In late February, representatives of a Thai Muslim organization brought a reassuring message to 40 Uyghur men terrified they were going to be sent back to China: The government had no ...

They have also said the men returned voluntarily, despite evidence to the contrary. The Uyghurs are a Turkic, majority Muslim ethnicity native to Xinjiang. After decades of conflict over ...

For the Turkic world, Nevruz is not only a cultural bond connecting Turkic people but also a source that nourishes the national culture and identity of Turks. It is a shared value across Turkic ...

This suggestion aims to promote unity and solidarity among different groups within Turkey and other Turkic-speaking nations ... is not a festival for a particular ethnic group but for all people, ...

China is accused of running labor transfer programs in which Uighurs and other Turkic minorities are forced to toil in factories as part of a longstanding campaign of assimilation and mass detention.