The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

Anyone who advocates for justice in Turkey is faced with the state’s relentless crackdown on freedom. In the past few months alone, several pro-Kurdish elected mayors have been removed from their posts, and a four-day film festival in Istanbul was cancelled in protest at a ban on showing Queer, a…

Hundreds of Syrians celebrated the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in joyous scenes on Sunday outside the Fatih Mosque in central Istanbul, one of the focal points for their 500,000-strong Syrian community in the Turkish city.

Dr. Firat Sari's trial for infant deaths due to fraud in Istanbul sparks public outrage and calls for healthcare system reform.

The case, which emerged last month, has sparked public outrage in Turkey

The Istanbul-born chef and owner of Melbourne’s Tulum shares a quick and elegant Turkish breakfast recipe

Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at least 10 newborn babies as part of a vast social security fraud scheme in Turkey's worst health scandal in years.

Trial in Istanbul involving 47 accused of infant deaths in a social security fraud scheme prompts calls for increased oversight and accountability in the h...

Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial in Istanbul accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey's social security system

The banning of an Istanbul-based independent radio station has sparked political condemnation and protests in Turkey. With a mission to bridge the country's cultural divides over the last 30 years, Acik Radio's closure is seen as part of the government's attempts to tighten its grip on the media.