Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...

Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ... that authorities would not tolerate “chaos and ...

The CHP has called a mass rally in Istanbul's Maltepe district on Saturday. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that the United States should not to be misled by any ...

Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has stated that the idea of returning to the so-called Istanbul agreements, suggested by Trump's envoy Steven Witkoff, is not the official ...

A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media and other broadcasters said, in a move likely to stoke the country’s biggest protests ...

Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul, stands in front of a Turkish flag during a reception at city hall. The German Foreign Office has called the formal arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on ...

The jailing of Istanbul’s mayor pending his trial on corruption ... But his detention is not the only hurdle he faces in seeking the presidency. The day before his arrest, his university ...

“They hastily detained our mayor, whom we elected with our votes,” said Ali Izar, an opposition supporter in central Istanbul. “I do not think this is a democratic practice and I condemn it.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has said that he will not bow down after court ruled to jail him pending trial over corruption related investigation. "We will, hand in hand, uproot this blow ...