The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party escaped unharmed after his motorcade was fired upon as they were driving in the Black Sea region on 25 August. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was making his way to Ardanuç, in Artwin, northeast Turkey, for the opening of a new building when he came under attack. A...
Last week, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales received their AS and A Level results. Despite a marginal fall in A* and A grades for the fifth year running, there have been a record number of places offered at UK universities. Indeed, the UCAS clearing service h...
The death toll has risen to 50 following a suicide bombing of a wedding party in central Gaziantep, southeast Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan named Daesh as the prime suspect behind Saturday night’s terror attack, which also left 100 people wounded. Gaziantep Governor Ali Yerlikaya called...
Writing a dissertation can be one of the hardest and most stressful things you are ever called upon to do as a student. If you are one of the unlucky students whose dissertation supervisor is unhelpful and unfriendly, maybe even to the point where you know they haven't read your work, then this c...
It’s the final few days for Pegasus Airlines’ campaign offering international passengers a free connecting flight in Turkey. Those booking international flights with Pegasus to or from Turkey can fly the internal leg of their journey for free as long as they book by 22 August. The campaign applie...
Recent events in Turkey, including last Friday's failed military coup, have raised question marks for those visiting the country. Earlier this week, a three month State of Emergency was declared. Much of the country is now functioning as normal. However, some risks remain and travellers are asked...
If an allegation of plagiarism has been made against you, then you need to act quickly and decide how you are going to defend yourself. The consequences of being found guilty of plagiarism could lead to a variety of penalties being imposed against you. Among the worst is being permanently exclude...
Efforts by a small faction of the Turkish military to topple the AKP government have failed. At least 194 people were killed in the attempted coup, which started on Friday evening when tanks and troops took up positions over Istanbul’s two Bosphorus bridges and at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. How even...
On 30 June, Turkey officially opened Osman Gazi Bridge in İzmit Bay. At 2,682 metres long, it is world’s fourth longest suspension bridge and the second longest in Europe. The bridge is named after Osman Gazi (1258-1326), the founder and first sultan of the Ottoman Empire. President Recep Tayyip...
Governments, institutions and well-known personalities showed their solidarity with Turkey following the latest terrorist attack in the country, in which three suicide bombers killed 44 people and injured 239 others at Istanbul Atatürk Airport late on Tuesday evening. The following day, as dusk f...
