Turkey's unique landscapes host fascinating wildlife, including the small chevrotain, the Hatay mountain gazelle, and the formidable brown bear. The gray wolf stands as Turkey's national symbol ...

But the stories surrounding the so-called “Great Dog Massacre of 1910” are still fresh in the minds of Turkey’s animal rights activists.

Animal rescue stories are a balm for the country, which has been left in shock by the worst natural disaster in Turkey's post-Ottoman history. Turkish officials have put the death toll from the ...

Workers with Haytap, a Turkish animal rescue organization, pulled a dog named "Alex" from the rubble earlier this week in Turkey's Hatay province .

While it’s not too pleasant for people to be in a cloud of the noxious fumes, the effect on animals is much worse, and Turkish animal rights activists say that the results on Istanbul’s cat ...

Blood tests, eye checkups and ultrasound exams are on the cards for nine animals, five big cats among them, that have been trucked into Turkey in a rescue from their damaged zoo in Aleppo in ...

Several animals trapped in Syria's destroyed Aleppo zoo were rescued by members of Four Paws and transported to Turkey, July 21, 2017.

Protesters say Turkey wants to create death camps for strays. But supporters say it would protect animals left to fend for themselves.