• Turkish President Abdullah Gül visits Soma mine site, rescued miners


  • Pain overwhelms families of Soma miners during funerals


  • Severe floods hit Serbia and Bosnia



  • Security cameras capture minibus falling from overpass in Istanbul


  • Thousands walk over the Bosphorus in Istanbul Marathon


  • Turkish army snipers in training


  • Funeral held for five-year-old killed after car fell from ferry


  • Turkish President Gül pays visit to Denmark


  • Oscar's oldest and youngest winners in best leading actress category


  • Spectacular space photos released by NASA


  • Nevruz celebrations in Diyarbakır


  • Turkey shoots down Syrian regime plane



  • Explosion at natural gas station in western province of Bolu


  • Sunken warship in Aegean Sea off Bodrum becomes popular spot for divers


  • Colorful hot-air balloons fly over Cappadocia


  • Ottoman Dress Album with drawings by Tulip Era Painter Van Mour


  • Libyan soldiers complete training in Turkey


  • Gezi-inspired and other graffiti takes over walls in Greece


  • Turkey heads to polling stations in tense local elections


  • Japanese cherry blossoms mark spring


  • Opposition ballots found in trash bags in southern Turkey


  • Turkish PM examines construction of Istanbul's 3rd bridge


  • Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy's Pompeii


  • First women joining Palestinian commando unit



  • Turkish main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu assaulted at Parliament


  • Britain's royal baby in New Zealand for first official visit


  • Ancient windmills in Bodrum


  • Russia marks Victory Day with massive parade


  • Highlights from the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest


  • Fenerbahçe claims Turkish league title


  • People cross Bosphorus Bridge on foot as accident blocks Istanbul traffic


  • Agonizing wait for miners' families in Soma as rescue operations continue



  • Footage shows workers trying to escape from deadly disaster at Soma mine


  • Protests held in Turkey over Soma coal mine disaster



  • İzmir police intervene as thousands protest Soma mine disaster



  • F-16 fighter jet conducts first unmanned flight


  • Turkey's largest naval museum reopening its doors soon


  • Mothers march for sons killed during Gezi Park protests


  • London International Tattoo Convention


  • Cotton harvest begins in southeastern Turkey


  • Military plane crashes in central Anatolia


  • Police school opens education year with prayer in eastern province


  • Ottoman castle standing on Tunisian coast for centuries


  • Waterfall in Bursa invites nature lovers


  • Istanbul Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week


  • Kula volcanic geopark waits to be discovered



  • Kidnapped Turkish pilots appear on Lebanese TV


  • Yoga festival in ancient city of Assos


  • Muslim Pilgrims start leaving Saudi Arabia after hajj


  • Heavy rain hits Turkey, creates chaos in Istanbul


  • Protesters clash with Ankara police in ODTÜ campus


  • World's tallest man ties the knot in Turkey's Mardin


  • Female stars of Turkish television


  • Turkish Army releases Atatürk's encolored photos


  • Protesters clean Taksim area after police withdrawal


  • Gezi protesters join LGBT community in exuberant and joyful gay pride march



  • Footage shows assailants beating Gezi protesters with sticks


  • Istanbul's Hagia Elia Church to open doors for visitors



  • New video footage revealed allegedly showing slain Gezi victim beaten


  • Istanbul's 'rainbow stairs' painted grey


  • Armenian church on Akdamar Island hosts baptism after a century


  • New Russian warship crosses Bosphorus en route to Mediterranean



  • Footage shows made-in-Turkey shelter-piercing bomb at work


  • Sao Paulo Fashion Week



  • Power blackout forces commuters to walk Marmary tunnel


  • Istanbul's Galata tower turns pink for breast cancer awareness month


  • Ankara inhabitants take to streets in bathrobes to protest long water cuts


  • Marmaray becomes new location for wedding photography


  • Autumn scenes from Turkey


  • Woods hits balls from Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge for start of tournament


  • Turkey, NATO forces begin drill in Aegean with demining exercises


  • Apollon Limassol players tour Sumela Monastery


  • Pictures of the year 2013 picked by AFP



  • Brawl erupts between Galatasaray and Olympiakos players in Euroleague game


  • Shoppers flock to stores as US Black Friday sales begin


  • Kyrgyz Turks show off horse riding skills with traditional game 'Buzkashi'


  • A glimpse into the lives of mine workers by HDN photographer



  • Anti-govt protesters in Kiev topple Lenin statue


  • Snowy winter scenes as cold grips Turkey


  • Far from home, Syrians face the cold in refugee camps


  • Istanbul's Gezi Park under spell of snow


  • Nelson Mandela laid to rest


  • Whirling dervishes mark 740th anniversary of Jalaladdin Rumi's passing


  • Photojournalists preserve Gezi resistance for posterity


  • Hospital for racehorces offers special treatment


  • Police clash with demonstrators in Istanbul


  • Fight erupts at Turkish parliament amid corruption probe


  • New Adana Museum to be home to artifacts kept in storehouse


  • Supporters wear shrouds to show their backing of Turkish PM 'to death'


  • Christmas mass in house of Virgin Mary in Ephesus


  • Digital technology illuminates Bursa's history


  • True friendship of dog and fox


  • Dubai 2014 firework display breaks world record


  • Fire of Anatolia takes stage in China


  • Thousands march to commemorate Sarıkamış martyrs


  • Children's favorite place in İzmir: Natural Life Park


  • Ancient Armenian city of Ani under snow blanket


  • Turkish PM attends satellite hand-over ceremony in Tokyo


  • New images of Istanbul's Taksim project released


  • Police disperse protest against Internet law in Istanbul's Taksim


  • Ice, snow, cold, cheers, tears, chills: Sochi 2014 is underway


  • Figure skating short program at Winter Olympics


  • Egyptian walls covered by graffiti as a reflection of the country's mood


  • A popular spot in historic Istanbul: Karaköy fish market


  • Police use force to disperse coup trials protest in Turkish capital


  • Greek monasteries 'suspended in the air'



  • Footage emerges showing fatal collision killing first Gezi victim


  • Water levels in Turkey's dams raise alarm


  • Sochi Winter Olympics closing ceremony


  • Berlin zoo welcomes new baby monkey


  • Protests staged across Turkey over tapes incriminating PM and son


  • Fight erupts at Turkish parliament amid talks over cram school bill


  • First alpacas arrive in Turkey after long journey from Australia


  • Protesters rally against corruption in Turkey


  • Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo


  • Miranda Kerr takes the stage at fashion show in Turkey


  • Halfeti – A town of mesmerizing beauty


  • The Holy Land's oldest monastery in Gaza


  • Istanbul police break up protest against law curbing Internet


  • Ukraine police storm Kiev protest


  • 1,600-year-old basilica discovered under lake in western Turkey


  • Syrian refugees seek shelter in Istanbul


  • Turkey's famous Van cats under protection of university research center


  • International Flamenco Fashion Show


  • Two Russian warships cross Bosphorus en route to Black Sea


  • US President Obama's poses during phone talks with world leaders


  • Women across Turkey mark #WomensDay2014 under tight police security



  • 'Şanslı,' the 'lucky' bear cub rescued after being frozen opens his eyes


  • Silent sitting protests staged across Turkey in memory of Berkin Elvan


  • Fenerbahçe-Trabzonspor game halted after crowd trouble


  • Protests over young Gezi victim Berkin Elvan's death grip Turkey


  • 30 illustrations immortalizing #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür


  • Chile declares disaster as fire storms historic port city


  • Three killed in armed attack on former deputy's car in Istanbul



  • Total lunar eclipse reveals 'blood moon'


  • Istanbul blooms with tulips


  • Iranian mother spares life of son's killer with slap


  • Tiger cubs enjoy playtime at Buenos Aires zoo


  • A hidden treasure in the Mediterranean: The 'Man rocks'


  • Gabriel Garcia Marquez in pictures


  • Iraqi Kurds commemorate Halabja massacre


  • Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony in Istanbul


  • Gladiators, horsemen help fete Rome's 2,767th birthday


  • Britain's baby Prince George visits Australian zoo


  • Turkish ministers when they were children


  • International Garden Festival in Chaumont-sur-Loire


  • Turkey, Allies unite to mark 99th Gallipoli anniversary


  • Fourth commemoration of 1915 killings of Armenians in Istanbul


  • Anzac Day marked in Gallipoli


  • Week in pictures April 26-April 19


  • Turkey builds portable wall on border with Syria


  • British rider Cavendish fastest again in Tour of Turkey, stage two


  • German President Joachim Gauck visits Istanbul as a part of Turkey trip


  • New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival


  • Police use water cannons, tear gas in Istanbul's tense May Day


  • May Day protests around the world


  • Laborers who have to work on May Day in Turkey


  • Specially-designed portable steel walls used by Ankara police on May Day


  • Sümela Monastery awaits visitors


  • Ihlara Valley: One of the most popular hiking spots in Cappadocia


  • Crusader castle Krak de Chevaliers suffers through Syria's war


  • Turkish MPs as gentle and courteous as ever during corruption session


  • Hıdırellez celebrations in Turkey


  • Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2014


  • World cities with the most powerful brands


  • Exhibition shows Istanbul through eyes of children


  • Turkish Army conducts search and resque exercise on Aegean Sea


  • Museum in Aegean town to display traditional olive oil production methods


  • Turkey's beautiful cities from the sky


  • World mourns young Gezi victim Berkin Elvan


  • Tight security as trial into Gezi protester's death begins in Kayseri



  • Two Russian warships cross Çanakkale Strait en route to Black Sea


  • Ruling AKP deputies on football pitch


  • Milan Design Week 2014


  • Theatrical execution staged in Istanbul to protest death sentences in Egypt


  • World landmarks go dark for Earth Hour



  • Anonymous driver begins drifting midst traffic in Istanbul streets


  • Villagers join excavation teams to unearth artifacts in Turkey's Tekirdağ


  • Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013


  • Hundreds take streets in Turkey to protest violence against women


  • TV's heartthrobs: The leading men of Turkish TV


  • Top model Miranda Kerr arrives in Turkey for fashion show