The American author and playwright first set foot in Istanbul in 1961, at the age of 36. Turkey was then alive with an artistic and intellectual effervescence, and for 10 years it became his refuge – ...

Turkey’s top opposition leader to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sentenced to 20 months in prison for allegedly insulting ...

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

Explore Turkey's proposed $65 billion canal project through Istanbul, examining its historical context, significance, and ...

A demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, lies on the ground, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March ...

Demonstrators gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, to protest against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to leave the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty designed to prevent violence against ...

Jennifer is a journalist covering environmental, political, social and urban issues, as well as arts, culture, food and travel. Originally from San Francisco, she loved Istanbul upon her first ...

Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations.

ISTANBUL — A bomb attack struck a bustling pedestrian thoroughfare in central Istanbul on Sunday, killing at least six people, in what officials said could be a terrorist attack, and shattering ...

Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that gathered for a Pride parade in central Istanbul on Saturday, detaining some of those seeking to take part in an event banned by local ...