Nestled in the heart of modern-day Turkey lies Cappadocia, a fascinating region that is surprisingly rich in history and ...

Eighteen languages in Turkey are currently listed as endangered, vulnerable, or have become extinct, according to UNESCO. This is a result of decades of government policies that have not put other ...

Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) chant slogans during an attempted march in Istanbul that was dispersed by police, October 30, 2016. (AP Photo / Emrah Gurel) By signing up ...

UNESCO has designated Dec. 15 as World Turkic Language Family Day for the promotion of a common language, culture and documentary heritage of Turkic-speaking states. In Uzbekistan’s historical city of ...

An earlier policy of improving language rights for Kurds in Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fallen by the wayside. When Turkey’s health minister, Fahrettin Koca, announced in September that ...

Five-year-old Mehdi Rahimi watches his favorite cartoons on TRT Çocuk, a Turkish channel for children that his family gets on satellite TV in their home in Fatmayi, a village just outside of Baku.