John Key says he wants anti-terror law changes to be in place before the Cricket World Cup as Australia issues Gallipoli travel warning.

The US was struggling to put aside misunderstandings between itself and Turkey, after officials in Ankara contradicted a claim by top officials that the two countries had reached a deal to give the....

Little Haifa Sheikh peeks out from behind her hands, which cover her face. She is a dusty wee thing, grime and dirt dotted about her clothes, stuck in her hair.

Kurdish protesters clashed with police in Turkey, leaving at least 14 people dead and scores injured, as demonstrators in Brussels forced their way into the European Parliament, part of Europe-wide....

Isis is close to capturing the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, just a short distance from the Turkish border, after a three-week siege in which US air strikes turned out to be ineffective in preventing the militants from winning an important victory.

Eastern Turkey is a whole new journey. By Brett Atkinson.

In Turkey, those who do not want to remember the past are choosing to concrete over it, writes Ewan McDonald.

A new walking route shows Aaron Millar another side of the country that tourists seldom see.

The Turkish prime minister's aide Yusef Yerkel has allegedly been given sick leave after being diagnosed with soft tissue trauma in his right leg - the same leg used to kick a protester.

Turkeys Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan punched a man in a supermarket.

Young New Zealanders have been urged by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae to visit the battlefields and cemeteries of Europe, not just Gallipoli.

A shocking image has emerged showing the moment an adviser to the Turkish PM kicked a protester being held after the coal mine disaster that killed 282.

Justine Tyerman takes a 'virtual' hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia.

Herald editorial cartoonist Rod Emmerson travels the Greek Isles and Turkish coast on a seven-night cruise aboard the luxurious Azamara Journey.

A surf boat crew will stage a symbolic row down Auckland's North Shore tomorrow, as they prepare for a commemorative international race in Turkey next year.

Built as a sanctuary to honour Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine and healing whose trademark snake and staff are the well-known international symbols of modern medicine today, the Asklepion's magnificent ruins are near the present-day Turkish city of Bergama.

Peace descends on a boisterous busload after a trip to an ancient healing centre in Turkey, writes Justine Tyerman.

Justine Tyerman looks for anything but authentic ... or traditional.

Andrew Potter uses a holiday to Turkey to take an app-y break from his smartphone and other electronic devices.

Horst Heinz Grimm explores a watery underground cathedral in Istanbul.

A wave of luxury hotels is transforming this dramatic stretch of Aegean coast. Chris Leadbeater takes in the view from his veranda at Amanruya.

The average Turkish bartender's concept of a G&T is - take one beer glass. Fill with cheap Serbian gin. Add slice of lemon. Cut with finger of tonic - unless it's already overflowing the beer glass.

Ewan McDonald went on a family holiday. The riot police came along too.

Fiction becomes fact in Istanbul - a worldwide bestseller is turned into one of the world’s strangest literary museums.

The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests.