ISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey's main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his release. Imamoglu, arrested on ...

Demonstrations against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu continued in Turkey on Wednesday evening, with thousands of people defying a protest ban in Istanbul alone, according to a dpa ...

In Turkey's major cities, criminal gangs made up of teenagers and young adults have grown rapidly in recent years, fueled by ...

ANKARA — A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 struck Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis and financial center, on Wednesday, sending shockwaves through the city of more than 15 million people and ...

A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed the country’s biggest ...

He is also appealing a 2022 conviction of insulting members of Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council, a case that could result in a political ban. Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey's largest city in ...

Mayor Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, detained Wednesday Opposition calls it politically-motivated, Ankara denies Thousands protested nationwide despite ban Turkish lira, bonds and stocks on three-day ...

Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats ...

After announcing that nearly 1.1 million foreigners live in Turkey’s biggest city, the Interior Ministry says no more can register in the Fatih District covering Istanbul’s old town. Istanbul’s ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu secured his status as the top opponent to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he extended his rule over the country’s largest city, a victory that could position him to one ...

Where Europe meets Asia, Istanbul is a dizzying array of Byzantine treasures and soaring minarets, bisected by the Bosphorus strait. Though it’s long captivated visitors with its ancient charms, a ...

For many travelers coming from the United States, Istanbul feels both familiar and completely new at the same time. It’s a global city, but one with layers of history you don’t see every day. You ...