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.

The Syrian conflict encroached threateningly on Nato's eastern frontiers yesterday when Turkey shot down an Assad regime fighter jet it said had crossed into its territory.

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.

More than half a million people fled Syria's civil war last year, and the UN says that number could double by the end of 2013.

By vilifying young protesters as extremists, looters and terrorists and seeking to crush their challenge to his 10-year rule, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is gambling with his political future and his country's relations with Europe.

Thousands of protesters march through the streets of major cities of a European nation. They complain about the apparently autocratic style of their democratically elected leader who ignores what they claim are their concerns.

With her red cotton dress, white shoulder bag and flowing black hair, she has become the colour-coded emblem of Turkey's new people-power movement.

Brash and stubborn, Turkey's leader doesn't shrink from a scrap. His voice booms when he gets on a podium and his folksy zingers enthral supporters as much as they repulse opponents. That trademark combativeness, though, is fuelling protests against his G

Editorial: For 90 years, the modern secular state forged by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire has, by and large, served Turkey well.

Taksim Square in the heart of Istanbul became the scene of an angry, frenetic carnival.

Ewan McDonald writes from Istanbul, where tourists sought pleasure while the locals openly defied their leaders.