ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The possibility of an observant Muslim president is pitting Turkey's deeply secular military and civilian establishment against its religiously oriented ruling party in a ...

FILE - Turkey's army soldiers parade as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP ...

Secular and liberal Turks have had a rude awakening from years of deep slumber. Kemal Ataturk’s heritage is about to be destroyed–not by an invading power but from within, by fellow Turks who yearn ...

PODGORICA (A.A) - 09.07.2009 - Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said Thursday that Turkey is a secular country which has adopted secularism as a life style and the people (in Turkey) have no ...

President Obama's visit to Turkey was a balancing act that stretched — like Turkey itself — between Europe and the Islamic world. Much has been made of the fact that this was Obama's first visit as ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Five military academy graduates and three of their immediate superiors were dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces for taking a pro-secular oath during their graduation ceremony ...