The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

ISTANBUL — Surely his son would know his voice, Abdurahman Tohti thought.

Relaunching of Istanbul-Yerevan flights seen as key step in diplomatic efforts to re-establish official relations.

Bad weather causes vehicles to be stranded around the city as flights suspended from metropolis’s largest airport.

The roof of one airport terminal caved in due to heavy snow

Rescue crews on Tuesday were forging ahead with efforts to clear major throughways in and around Istanbul that were clogged by a massive snow storm that hit the megacity and left countless people and vehicles stranded overnight in below-freezing conditions. Highways and roads in the city came to a standstill…

Rescue crews were working to clear major throughways in and around Istanbul that were clogged by a massive snow storm that hit the megacity and left countless people and vehicles stranded overnight in below-freezing conditions

The closure of Europe’s busiest airport grounds flights stretching from the Middle East and Africa to Europe and Asia.

Turkish authorities temporarily halted all flights at Istanbul Airport on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the city, which was blanketed in white, while winter weather snarled transportation across the country.

Authorities halted all flights at Istanbul Airport for one hour on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the city, state broadcaster TRT Haber, while many other parts of Turkey experienced transportation difficulties due to the bad weather. Many parts of Turkey have been hit with heavy snowfall since the weekend,…