The video went viral and Turks responded on Twitter with jokes dubbing the man "Turkey's first astronaut".

The trial of the eleven, including Taner Elic, the Head of Amnesty in Turkey, resumes in Istanbul today.

The German Foreign Ministry has updated its travel advice for citizens visiting Turkey after Ankara expelled two German journalists.

Large demonstrations expected in Istanbul for International Women's Day

Turkey's biggest mosque opened its doors to worshipers on Thursday on the Camlica hill on the Asian side of Istanbul.

A girl, five, was pulled alive from the rubble on Thursday morning.

Turkish basketball player faces arrest warrant over links with Muslim preacher

Unal Hekim, the businessman who established the animal shelter of his dreams in the garden of his factory in Pendik, Istanbul, feeds 2,500 dogs a day.

Pelin Ünker found guilty of "defamation and insult" for writing about companies owned by former Prime Minister Yildirim

Six people were killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship reportedly carrying coal sent a distress signal while en route to Turkey, according to AP quoting government officials.

Istanbul's Ecumenical Patriarch signed a degree to grant independence to the Orthodox church of Ukraine.

The puppy is said to be recovering well after suffering from hypothermia

Sixteen crew members have been rescued from a cargo ship after heavy winds forced the vessel to run aground off of Istanbul's coastal district of Sile on Wednesday (December 19).