The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

Despite Russia facing ever-tightening sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, it has managed to keep up a steady trade with international markets, thanks to the Bosphorus waterway through Istanbul. RFI spoke to one man whose hobby is helping to thwart Russian sanctions-busting.

The fabled railway service returns in 2025. But you don’t need to wait until then, or pay the eyewatering fares, to ride this classic route

Melissa Kerr died in Istanbul hospital after injected fat entered a vein during Brazilian butt lift procedure

Plane Talk: Europe and the US still ahead of Asia, but for how long?

The death toll rose after rescue teams located the body of a missing traveller who was swept away during a flash flood at a campsite in northwest Turkey

At least 12 people die across three countries as torrential rainstorms cause severe damage to buildings, roads and bridges

Two years after Galataport opened to fanfare as a tourism success story, not everyone is happy about how it has transformed the Turkish coastline

Some stunning photos of the supermoon we saw this week.

Turkey's largest city faces one of its worst droughts with record high temperatures, blamed on climate change. With many of the city's water reservoirs nearly empty, experts warn Istanbul could face water shortages in just weeks if rain doesn't come.

‘Walking barefoot on a carpet where millions walk is a little yuck to me,’ Navarro says

Plane Talk: August data from industry analyst OAG shows surprising success for the main London gateways