Water has emerged as a new front for power and leverage in a region already burdened by war, political instability, and ...

the dam was built on the Euphrates River in the 1980s as part of Turkey’s sweeping Southeastern Anatolia Project to generate electricity, bolster the region’s economy, and irrigate rural areas.

The ancient city of Hasankeyf, built on and around the banks of the river in southeastern Turkey, may be one of ... link between Central Asia and Anatolia. "About 200 different sites will be ...

The discovery was made by archaeologists in Turkey at a residence in the southeastern province of ... what is now modern-day Turkey - known as Anatolia - Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus.