Seven secrets of the Mediterranean’s best-preserved ancient site

Seven secrets of the Mediterranean’s best-preserved ancient site

Ephesus,a Greco-Roman trading city,gives you a fine impression of daily life in classical times.

  • byBrian Johnston

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Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling ‘loss of altitude’

Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling ‘loss of altitude’

Turkey’s opposition won the popular vote for the first time in decades,dealing a blow to the strongman who hoped a new constitution would extend his power.

  • byDaren Butler andEce Toksabay
How solo women are travelling the world’s most challenging destinations,safely

How solo women are travelling the world’s most challenging destinations,safely

If your idea of women-only travel is a group of 20-somethings on a girls’ spa tour,it’s time for a rethink.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Australia in March

Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Australia in March

One of the world’s largest airlines will begin flying from Melbourne to Istanbul in March,a move expected to lower airfares ahead of summer in Europe.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman:state media

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman:state media

The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes.

  • byJana Choukeir,Ahmed Elimam andRobert Harvey
Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated Turkey’s pro-secular party earlier this year to take his 20-year rule well into a third decade.

  • byCagan Koc
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Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.

  • byBen Groundwater
NYC mayor stopped in the street by FBI agents,has phones seized

NYC mayor stopped in the street by FBI agents,has phones seized

It was an extraordinary development and appeared to be the first direct instance of a campaign fundraising investigation touching Eric Adams.

  • byWilliam K. Rashbaum,Dana Rubinstein andMichael Rothfeld
Turkish police arrest Hakan Ayik,others in international organised crime operation
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Turkish police arrest Hakan Ayik,others in international organised crime operation

Australia’s most wanted alleged organised crime boss is in police custody after a dramatic dawn arrest operation by Turkish police.

  • byLucy Cormack andNick McKenzie
Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has submitted a bill for approval,pleasing his NATO allies.

  • byTuvan Gumrukcu andHuseyin Hayatsever
Bill the Bastard,a heroic rescue and a case of mistaken identity

Bill the Bastard,a heroic rescue and a case of mistaken identity

In the leadup to the fabled charge at Beersheba,the crucial Battle of Romani saw the most famous exploit of the Australian Light Horse’s most famous steed.

  • byPeter FitzSimons