A baby boy saved Monday from the body of his mother, who was killed in an attack by suspected PKK members, died in hospital on Tuesday.

Israel's Labour party, fresh from electing a new leader, is rising in opinion polls, with a survey published on Wednesday showing it would become Israel's second party if elections were held today.

Alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, kidnapped eight teachers in two separate provinces in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday. (UPDATED)

Famous Turkish singerİbrahim Tatlıses married his long-time girlfriend Tuesday night at a suprise wedding.

Five soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern province of Tunceli, daily Hürriyet reported on its website Wednesday.

Istanbul Design Week is again hosting exhibitions and workshops related to design, trend, science, architecture andtechnology on the Old Galata Bridge. A number of well-respected designers and architects from both Turkey and abroad are expected to attend the event

The 14th Istanbul International 1001 Documentaries Film Festival will be held between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3 with hundreds of offerings from all over the world.

Five of the main Dead Sea scrolls, containing some of the oldest-known surviving biblical texts, were on Monday put online as part of a joint project between the Israel Museum and Google.