The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since

A heartwarming incident took place in Istanbul’s Beylikduzu Alfa Veterinary Clinic on 13 January when a stray dog brought her puppy clutched in her mouth to a vet clinic’s doorstep.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat

AC Milan bottled a three-goal lead against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League, but one of their players has rubbished ideas of a collapse

The Turkish writer, 72, talks about his father’s artistic support and being a feminist in the Middle East, his love of Istanbul and fear of government repression

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is being viewed as an opportunity by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to return millions of Syrian refugees amid growing public resentment. However, it remains uncertain whether those who have built new lives in cities like Istanbul are prepared to return.

Having travelled the world solo for 20 years, Lydia Swinscoe shares her standout countries for going it alone in 2025

Some of the flights with reports of bedbugs were 13 hours long.

A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said.