Constanze Letsch

'With historical buildings being turned into hotels, the pursuit of tourist will destroy what visitors come to see.' Published 06 May, 2015 06:18am

VELI Yilmaz, a coal miner in Soma for nine years, was shocked when his bosses, the owners of the pit where 301... Published 22 May, 2014 06:47am

HAKKARI (Turkey): Sitting in front of a small stone cabin on top of a hill overlooking green valleys, with the... Published 24 May, 2013 03:41am

ISTANBUL: Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has expressed regret for the shooting down of a Turkish jet by his forces, and said he hoped growing tensions between the two countries would not escalate into an armed conflict. Published 03 Jul, 2012 10:14pm

THE car park of the central bus station in the Turkish border city Antakya, a once-bustling junction of cars and coaches to and from Syria, was almost empty. Published 27 Apr, 2012 12:00am