Thousands in Istanbul protest new Turkish COVID vaccine, test, mask rules

More than 2,000 Turks demonstrated in Istanbul on Saturday against official coronavirus-related mandates including vaccinations, tests and masks, ...

Turkey’s Erdogan takes first step in ‘crazy’ canal project in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday took the first step in the construction of a ship canal skirting Istanbul that the government says ...

Turkish women rally in Istanbul to defend rights, anti-violence treaty withdrawal

Hundreds of women rally in Istanbul on Saturday, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from an anti-violence ...

Erdogan inaugurates major new mosque in Taksim Square, heart of Istanbul

President Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated an imposing new mosque in Istanbul on Friday, fulfilling a decades-old goal and stamping a religious identity on ...

Turkey jails four over a 2016 suicide bombing that killed 12 German tourists

A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced four men to life in jail over a 2016 suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul that killed 12 German tourists and ...

Turkey approves plans for Istanbul canal despite criticism and environmental impact

Turkey has approved development plans for a huge canal on the edge of Istanbul, Environment Minister Murat Kurum said on Saturday, advancing a project ...

EU sanctions on Turkey remain on table following withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

European Union sanctions against Turkey remain on the table, Germany warned on Monday, after Ankara decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, ...

Turkey is sending the wrong messages to counter violence against women

Man arrested in Turkey over viral video purporting to show him beating ex-wife

A man was arrested in Turkey on Sunday after a video on social media purportedly showing him beating his ex-wife on a street sparked outrage, state ...

French professors appeal for Turkish work permits in diplomacy row

Professors from a top Istanbul university appealed to the Turkish government Tuesday to issue their French colleagues work permits which have been ...

Erdogan tells Rouhani he sees window of opportunity for Iran, US on sanctions

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and the US on sanctions ...

Turkey jails four pending trial over university head at center of protests

Four people were formally arrested as part of an investigation into protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a rector at one of the ...

Turkish police arrest 65 people over top university protests amid crackdown

Turkish police detained 65 people late on Thursday over protests which first started last month at a top university, authorities said on Friday, ...

University head at center of Turkey protests, police crackdown says he won’t resign

The Turkish university head at the center of protests over his appointment by President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he had no intention of ...

Turkish TV preacher Oktar sentenced to more than 1,000 years for sexual abuse, fraud

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Islamic television preacher and author Adnan Oktar to more than 1,000 years in jail for crimes including forming ...

Turkish police detain 17 people after student-led protest in Istanbul

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 17 people after hundreds attended a student-led protest against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a ...

Coronavirus: Istanbul mayor Imamoglu in hospital after positive test

Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Saturday he has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus and suffering a fever.“Yesterday ...

Turkish authorities ban unprecedented Kurdish-language play

Turkish authorities have banned a Kurdish-language play that was due to be shown on Tuesday in Istanbul’s municipal theatre for the first time in its ...

Coronavirus: Turkey’s Istanbul restricts indoor events as COVID-19 cases, deaths rise

Authorities in Istanbul announced curbs on weddings and other ceremonies in Turkey’s largest city on Saturday as the number of daily coronavirus cases ...

Istanbul residents throng shores and parks, ignoring coronavirus rules on weekend out

Istanbul residents flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown, prompting a reprimand from the country’s ...

Coronavirus: Turkey imposes four-day lockdown in major cities to curb outbreak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced a four-day lockdown from May 16 in Istanbul and other major cities as part of measures to ...