Destinations Istanbul is the perfect solo getaway to escape Valentine’s Day Want to forget about Valentine’s and live your best single life? Istanbul might just be the place for you. 11/02/2022
Turkey Protesters in Istanbul condemn migrant deaths near border with Greece Earlier this week, 19 migrants were found frozen to death near Turkey's border with Greece. 05/02/2022
Turkey Thousands in poverty protest in Turkey as lira hits record lows Turkey's net monthly minimum wage of 2,825 lira amounted to €337 in January 2021. Last Wednesday it was the equivalent of €197. 13/12/2021
Turkey At least four people killed as storm pounds Istanbul A number of Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul were also diverted to the cities of Ankara and Izmir. 29/11/2021
Turkey Turkey officially withdraws from international treaty protecting women Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March. 01/07/2021
Biztech news Turkey arrests four in cryptocurrency fraud probe Turkish savers are increasingly reliant on cryptocurrencies as people seek a safe haven for their money because of the falling value of the Turkish lira. 27/04/2021
Turkey Four accomplices of 2016 Istanbul bombing sentenced to life in prison Four accomplices of 2016 Istanbul bombing that killed 13 people, including 12 German tourists, were sentenced to life in prison. 06/04/2021
Turkey Protests over Turkey's withdrawal from women's treaty Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Istanbul after Turkey pulled out of an international agreement designed to protect women from domestic violence. 21/03/2021
no comment Istanbul skids and slides to a halt as snow blankets Turkish city It comes as extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland and smog spiking as coal was being burned to generate heat. 18/01/2021
Turkey Turkish court convicts exiled journalist Can Dundar The court in Istanbul found the journalist guilty of “obtaining secret documents for espionage” and “aiding a terrorist organisation,” on Wednesday. 23/12/2020
Turkey Turkey releases two Russian television journalists after arrests A Turkish court has released two Russian journalists after they were arrested last week on suspicion of filming a drone factory without authorisation. 07/12/2020
Turkey Turkey bans Kurdish-language play, organisers say Turkish authorities have put a stop to performances of Kurdish-language play "Beru" in an Istanbul theatre, according to organisers. 14/10/2020
Turkey Turkey sentences man to life in prison for 2017 nightclub attack Turkey sentences man to life in prison for a 2017 nightclub attack, which killed 39 people in Istanbul. 07/09/2020
Turkey Turkey is converting another former Byzantine church into a mosque As with the Hagia Sophia, the decision is seen as being geared to consolidate the conservative and religious support base of Erdogan's ruling party at a time when his popularity is under strain. 21/08/2020
Greece Watch back: Athens protest as Turkey's Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Turkey's decision as a sign of 'weakness'. Protests are expected in Athens and Thessaloniki. 24/07/2020
Turkey Court to rule if Istanbul's Hagia Sophia should be a mosque again Regular religious services have not been held there since 1934 when modern Turkey's founding president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk signed an order converting the building into a museum. But a legal challenge claims the signature was forged. 02/07/2020
Turkey Turkish mosque converted into food bank during COVID-19 outbreak With worship suspended, the imam of the Dedeman mosque in Istanbul has found a different use for the building. 22/04/2020
Turkey Turkey's last-minute two-day curfew brings thousands to streets Istanbul residents surged to convenience stores before the government clarified that 'essential services' would remain open. 11/04/2020
no comment Disinfection of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district This Friday, the disinfection process began in the places most frequented by tourists in the Turkish city of Istanbul. 21/03/2020
Turkey Istanbul earthquake: 5.7 magnitude tremor rocks Turkish metropolis The epicentre of the quake was around 70km west of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea, south of the town of Silivri. 26/09/2019
Turkey Watch: Heavy rain floods Istanbul's Grand Bazaar Shopkeepers were in ankle-deep water trying to clear the water from their stores in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. 17/08/2019
Turkey Activists march for Pride in Turkey before being dispersed by police After a whopping 100,000 people marched for Gay Pride in 2014 in Istanbul, authorities prohibited the march from taking place in subsequent years. 01/07/2019
Turkey Teenager saves baby falling from second floor window in Istanbul Syrian toddler Doha Muhammed was caught by Algerian immigrant Feuzi Zabaat, 17, who saw her fall from the window of her home in Fatih, Istanbul. 27/06/2019
Turkey Watch: Huge crowd cheers as new Istanbul mayor takes office Istanbul’s new mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — a potential major new opponent to President Erdogan — was being sworn it at a ceremony on Thursday. 27/06/2019
Turkey Ekrem Imamoğlu easily elected new mayor of Istanbul after repeat poll Thousands of supporters of Turkey's Republican People's Party filled the centre of Istanbul to celebrate Ekrem Imamoğlu's election as the new mayor of Istanbul 24/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Could Istanbul defeat be 'beginning of the end' for Erdogan? An expert on Turkish politics has told Euronews that the AK Party's defeat in Istanbul's mayoral election could be the beginning of the end of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 24/06/2019
