If you plan to visit Turkey, make sure you learn about local traditions. Luckily, this one tradition is charming and friendly ...

An Istanbul court on Friday ordered prominent Turkish journalist Ismail Saymaz to be placed under house arrest in an investigation connected to nationwide protests in 2013, opposition television ...

Shopping in Istanbul is not only about buying new stuff but it is also a great way to experience and explore this city from the core. Packed with a range of appealing shops and markets ...

Walking through a Muslim cemetery on your way to public transit or passing Greek Orthodox tombstones after leaving a shopping mall — life and death are 'closely intertwined' in Istanbul ...

In 2013, small demonstrations against plans to build a shopping mall in Gezi Park, in Istanbul's central Taksim Square, swelled into hundreds of thousands of people protesting against the ...