The Mediterranean port of Izmir was once Turkey’s most cosmopolitan destination. While it lost its crown in the 1920s, it’s still full of historical charm and its fortunes are rising once again.

It’s hard to know what to expect from Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city and gateway to the Aegean Coast. It’s not Istanbul, the fabled metropolis where East meets West in a thousand ...

More than 120 members of the municipality of Izmir, an opposition stronghold on Turkey's western coast, have been arrested for "corruption", according to Turkish media and the Republican People's ...

As we continue our Van Life adventure in Turkey we visited the coastal town of Sığacık, just south of Izmir. We couldn't ...

In Izmir, a festival revives a Sephardic jewel and douses anti-Jewish stereotypes Once known in Greek as Smyrna, the city has had a Jewish presence since antiquity, with church documents ...

In Turkey, a festival revives a jewel of the Sephardic world and aims to break stereotypes Izmir, a hub of Sephardic history, is drawing tourists with a synagogue restoration project.

Greek salad, moussaka, tzatziki, souvlaki: you thought you knew everything about Greek cuisine through its typical dishes?

Firefighters in western Turkey have discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village.

Turkey wildfires: Izmir airport forced to close with flights cancelled and diverted The Mayor of İzmir, Dr. Cemil Tugay, warned people to be careful as the coastal city copes with flames ...

The following day, after celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Istanbul, the Pope’s journey continued to Smyrna (Izmir), where he first met with authorities, the local population ...

Authorities in Turkey detained 157 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor of Izmir, early on Tuesday, local media and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said ...