Latest from Turkey

Plane attack exposes war's fault lines

Bomber's downing has split two obstinate strongmen deeply involved in Syria's increasingly crowded civil war.

Turkey: Russia was warned

For days, Russian jets had been roaring along the Turkish border, bombing hills on the Syrian side in support of a regime attack on rebel forces.

Germany offers Turkey key sweetener

Germany offered Turkey the prospect of faster progress on its hope of joining the European Union in exchange for badly needed help in stemming the flow of refugees to Europe.

Turkey bomber believed to be suicide attacker's brother

Yunus Emre Alagoz, whose younger brother Abdurrahman killed 33 people in a bomb massacre in July, was named by Turkish police in local media.

McCully condemns 'abhorrent attack' in Turkey

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says there are no reports of New Zealanders being caught up in a terrorist bombing in Turkey's capital

'Turkey's 9/11': 95 killed at peace rally

Two bomb blasts ripped through crowds at a rally of peace activists in the Turkish capital last night.

Turkish crackdown sparks Greek crisis

Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large "ghost ships" crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece, the International Organisation for Migration says.

Sir Jerry leads service on Chunuk Bair

A battlefield centenary service has been held on a hill where nearly 850 New Zealanders were killed in two days of intense fighting during the Gallipoli campaign.

Battle for Chunuk Bair to be remembered

An epic bloody battle in which almost 900 Kiwi soldiers died capturing a Turkish hill they would only hold for a few hours will be remembered 100 years on this weekend.

Turkey: Treasures of a timeless land

There's a lot to see and comprehend in Turkey. Mike Osborne draws up a shortlist of seductive attractions.

Royal encounter for veterans' families

The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry have met relatives of veterans of the Gallipoli Campaign who 100 years ago were on the eve of history.

Royals' stirring readings in honour of fallen

Reporter Kurt Bayer sets the scene for those on home soil as the first centenary commemoration winds down, a world away.

Historic site first to play host

The first of the Anzac commemorative services is well underway, as Kiwis start to rise to commemorate our fallen heroes here on home soil.

Key in Gallipoli: 'Pride and sadness'

A tour of Gallipoli's battlefields has left Prime Minister John Key sad, sobered and immensely proud.

'I am ordering you to die'

If a New Zealand commander had told his troops at Gallipoli, ‘I am not ordering you to fight, I am ordering you to die’, it’s unlikely that he’d be remembered by towering statues or commemorative coins.

Maria Armoudian: Honour all victims of Turkish brutality

A slice of the real Turkey

Nicola Lamb will never forget a special lunch with the locals at a small Turkish Village.

City ready for friendly Anzac invasion

Canakkale, a bustling, tourist-student town the size of Dunedin, has already filled up with New Zealand and Australian officials, dignitaries, and local visitors for Anzac Day.