Turkey
This egg-cellent dish is Turkey’s gift to the world
Is there any single ingredient greater, more versatile, more delicious, than a simple egg?
- Ben Groundwater
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Getting older, but still a backpacker at heart? This is the holiday for you
It’s the kind of experience you’d expect with a luxury operator. Yet, I’m on a tour with a company known for trips for cash-strapped backpackers.
- Rob McFarland
The celebrity-favourite luxury resort you’ve probably never heard of
Over the years the guest list has included powerbrokers, pop stars and princesses – from Kate Moss to Bill Gates to the late Princess Margaret.
- Lee Tulloch
The surprisingly long, contested history of baklava
Baklava is much loved around the world, but while its true origins are a mystery, there are some theories.
- Ben Groundwater
Two continents, four hours and one high-speed train
The Middle East’s first high-speed rail, opened in 1975, is now as sleek and modern as anything in France or Germany.
- Kurt Johnson
Getting naked here is the best $175 I’ve ever spent
I’ve been soaped and scrubbed in bathhouses in Morocco and Spain many times, yet I’d never experienced one of the most famous types.
- Lee Tulloch
Unknown, unsung: Turkey’s capital is nothing like Istanbul
Historic Ankara, with its youthful population, still isn’t much of a tourist town – and that’s not a bad thing.
- Kurt Johnson
Dozens dead and injured in a hotel fire at Turkey ski resort
A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular resort in northwestern Turkey during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people, officials said.
- Suzan Fraser
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Baby gorilla rescued from plane during smuggling attempt in Turkey
A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said on Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.
Israel destroys Syria’s navy, its troops advance over border
Israeli troops are advancing up the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon and had come within 25 kilometres of Damascus, two sources said.
- Bassem Mroue and Abdulrahman Shaheen
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