Andrew Wilks

Pope Leo XIV, center, visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians

November 29, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps for...

Pope Leo XIV walks as he is welcomed upon his arrival at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, marking the beginning of his first foreign trip. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip

November 27, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV opened his first foreign trip as pope to Turkey with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Vehicles begin arriving outside a gate prior to expected talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Dilara Acikgoz)

Russia and Ukraine hold their first direct peace talks in 3 years amid low expectations

May 16, 2025 at 6:18 a.m.

Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations.

Women chant slogans during a protest marking International Women’s Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

International Women’s Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

March 8, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Women took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa, South America and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.

Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu)

Kurdish PKK group declares a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

March 1, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

Kurdish fighters who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire, just two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.

Israeli soldiers move next to destroyed buildings following Israeli strikes during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An American activist killed by Israeli soldier is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

September 14, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

Thousands of people lined the streets in the Turkish coastal town of Didim on the Aegean Sea, as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was buried in a coffin draped in a Turkish...

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