Turkish scholars are researching the traditional stories passed down through the ages about the Prophet Muhammad. Will their conclusions have a practical message for Muslims searching for God?

Three times Turkey appeared to be down and out at Euro 2008, only to stage a last-minute comeback and pull off a miracle victory.

Losers on the opening day four years ago, Portugal made a sure-footed start to UEFA EURO 2008 as second-half strikes from Pepe and substitute Raul Meireles secured all three points against Turkey at the Stade de Genève.

Turkey's ruling party has denounced a court's upholding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities, after an emergency meeting of the Islamist-rooted group that itself risks being outlawed.

On 28 May a monument commemorating the victims of Armenia Genocide in 1915 in Turkey took place in Larnaka, Cyprus, reported the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

YEREVAN (Armenpress)-Despite strong opposition from its Turkish members, the Council of Communities of the Bulgarian city of Varna overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to adopt a special decision recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

GLENDALE--Turkey's recent claims that the Armenian Revolutionary archives are closed are false, said the ARF archivist Tatul Sonentz-Papazian Friday, who managed the archives until 2000.

Scientists in Turkey have warned that Lake Van in the southeastern part of the country will disappear in the next 10-15 years if no radical measures are applied to save it. Lake Van is regarded the fifth biggest lake in Europe.

Today Matt Lauer travels to Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey on his Where In The World Is Matt Lauer tour project. Istanbul is the world's 4th largest city and the only city in the world that is spread over two continents: Europe and Asia.

With its heart in Asia and its head in Europe, Turkey covers a vast landmass and stretches from its European land and sea borders with Bulgaria and Greece to almost touch the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and meet with the Middle Eastern nations of Syria and Iran. More attention is on Turkey today as Matt Lauer is visiting Istanbul on his Where In The World Is Matt Lauer travel project.