The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

Mysuru man honours his late pet cat by opening a one-of-a-kind museum

What began as heartbreak has turned into something quietly beautiful for cat lovers in Mysuru. Sharath B.S. lost his pet cat Coco in a road accident about a year and a half ago, and the loss hit him hard. Coco wasn’t just a pet - she was family. In the…

Times Pets · Feb 3

‘There’s no way my daughter would have jumped’: why are so many Turkish women falling to their deaths?

Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the full story

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31

French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released, lawyer says

Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

Euronews · Jan 21

The hidden economics of the hair transplant industry: How pricing models shape technique and safety

In Istanbul's hair transplant industry, pricing dictates practice, with budget clinics prioritizing speed and volume over surgeon involvement. High-quality centers like Vera Clinic invest in advanced tools and surgeon-led procedures, ensuring better graft survival and patient outcomes through fixed-price packages that reward quality over quantity.

The Economic Times · Dec 31, 2025

I could not forgive the father who left me. Until a chance encounter changed my outlook

In 2025 I learned that reconciliation is less about a grand apology than a shift in perspective, says writer and screenwriter Carolin Würfel

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Turkey detains 115 suspects over Islamic State New Year's Eve attack plot

Istanbul police raided 124 locations on Thursday, seizing weapons and documents as authorities warn of planned attacks during the festive period.

Euronews · Dec 25, 2025

Fenerbahce president detained in Istanbul drug investigation after positive narcotics test

The president of Turkish sports club Fenerbahce has been taken into custody in Istanbul as part of a drug investigation involving entertainment and media figures

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

Grand Theft Auto could have been a globetrotting series like Assassin's Creed, according to former Rockstar technical director: 'We had ideas about GTA games in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Istanbul' while 'Tokyo almost actually happened'

"Another studio in Japan were going to do it, take our code and do GTA: Tokyo."

PC Gamer · Dec 23, 2025

Two French women jailed in Turkey over drug 'mule' case

A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed two young French women for 10 years for transporting nearly 25 kilos of cannabis from Thailand. The two nationals had been held for 10 months in Silivri prison, Turkey's largest detention facility, west of Istanbul.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2025

Drone incidents escalate as Turkey finds three UAVs in five days

Turkey shot down a drone from Black Sea on Monday, then found two crashed drones near Istanbul, in escalating incidents in Turkey's airspace, which Ankara has linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Euronews · Dec 20, 2025