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Turkey court acquits 4 photogs over Istanbul mass protests

ISTANBUL – A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul...

AirAsia X launches direct KL-Istanbul route

Traveling from Manila to Istanbul is now within reach for Filipinos as AirAsia X (AAX), the leading medium to long-haul low-cost carrier, launched its...

Pakistan-Afghanistan talks to resume

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week and will maintain a ceasefire until then, Turkey’s...

AirAsia to launch Manila-Istanbul with Kuala Lumpur stopover in November 2025

AirAsia said Tuesday it plans to launch a new route from the Philippines to Istanbul, Turkey, with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur, beginning in...

Iran won’t halt nuke enrichment

TEHRAN – Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear program including uranium enrichment despite the “severe” damage caused by US strikes to its...

Russia, Ukraine head to Istanbul for fresh talks

ISTANBUL – Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet Monday in Istanbul to exchange their plans for how to end the three-year war, Europe’s largest...

Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast

Istanbul, Turkey—An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the Marmara Sea near the western outskirts of Istanbul on Wednesday, officials said, with the impact...

Protesters rally as defiant Imamoglu jailed in graft probe

Istanbul, Turkey—Istanbul's embattled Ekrem Imamoglu vowed to fight on despite being suspended as mayor and jailed on Sunday, in developments that have sparked Turkey's worst...

200 detained after Women’s Day march

STANBUL – Police detained some 200 demonstrators in Istanbul during the weekend after more than 3,000 women marched peacefully through the city centre under...

Turkey freezes video game Roblox amid Instagram row

Turkey has blocked the online game Roblox, which is popular among teenagers, a week after it froze access to Instagram following censorship accusations against...

Cruising along the Bosphorus

Many people confuse Turkey’s Bosphorus for a river. It is a 32-kilometer strait that connects the Black Sea on the north to the Sea...

One dead after armed assault on Catholic church in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey - One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in an apparent assassination attempt...

Blinken tackles Gaza, NATO with Erdogan

Washington’s top diplomat discusses the Gaza war with Turkey’s mercurial leader on Saturday before flying to Crete to address Greek worries about the looming...

Rushing rivers

People are rescued and evacuated Tuesday by boat during flooding in Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul, a major port and largest city in Turkey. Two...
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