Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Turkey fired tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who clashed with officers Friday outside an Istanbul courthouse while rallying in support of the city’s mayor ...

Lale Belkis, Turkey’s first model and a cultural icon of the sixties and seventies, has once again transformed her home in Istanbul’s upscale Moda neighborhood into a gallery. From noon to 5 p.m., ...

ISTANBUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges ...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: View of the Turkish Railways Museum Sirkeci train station, near the terminus of the Orient Express, Istanbul. (Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

Both Serbia and Montenegro separated and declared independence in 2006. According to NBC, Djokovic's primary residence is in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The principality is a common base for high-profile ...

The vast majority of major European cities have more than one airport that serves as a gateway for international flights, and the city of Istanbul is no exception. While Istanbul Airport (IST) serves ...

Yet another upscale retailer has pulled out of the beleaguered San Francisco Centre mall downtown. “It’s not goodbye,” read signs taped to the glass doors of the Michael Kors store on the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after ...

Twenty-three people in Istanbul have died in 48 hours after drinking tainted alcohol, authorities said Wednesday. At least 43 others were hospitalized — 32 of them in intensive care — Turkish ...