Istanbul
Twin bombing outside Istanbul soccer stadium kills 29, wounds 166
Middle East
December 11, 2016
Twin bombing outside Istanbul soccer stadium kills 29, wounds 166
Two bombs exploded less than a minute apart, killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul…
EgyptAir resumes flights to Istanbul following attempted Turkish coup
Egypt
July 17, 2016
EgyptAir resumes flights to Istanbul following attempted Turkish coup
State airline EgyptAir resumed flights on Sunday to Istanbul, the company said in a statement, following a one-day halt after…
EgyptAir cancels flights to Istanbul following coup attempt
Egypt
July 16, 2016
EgyptAir cancels flights to Istanbul following coup attempt
State airline EgyptAir cancelled all flights on Saturday to Istanbul, the company said in a statement, following an overnight coup…
Istanbul airport attack kills 41, injures 239
Middle East
June 29, 2016
Istanbul airport attack kills 41, injures 239
Twenty-three Turkish citizens and 13 foreign nationals were killed by suicide bombers in an attack at Istanbul's main international airport…
Istanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
Middle East
June 17, 2016
Istanbul bans gay pride march on security grounds
The authorities in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Friday banned an annual gay pride march planned for later this month,…
Istanbul bomb blast kills 11 people, wounds 36: governor
Middle East
June 7, 2016
Istanbul bomb blast kills 11 people, wounds 36: governor
A car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11…
Five killed, 36 wounded in suicide bombing in central Istanbul
World
March 19, 2016
Five killed, 36 wounded in suicide bombing in central Istanbul
Five people including a suicide bomber were killed and 36 wounded in a suspected attack by Kurdish militants on a…
Istanbul’s venerable Grand Bazaar to get much-needed facelift
Life & Style
March 2, 2016
Istanbul’s venerable Grand Bazaar to get much-needed facelift
Over 500 years old, surviving fire and earthquakes, it welcomes up to 400,000 people a day and takes pride in…
Turkey detains three Russians suspected of Islamic State ties after Istanbul bomb: agency
Middle East
January 13, 2016
Turkey detains three Russians suspected of Islamic State ties after Istanbul bomb: agency
Turkish police detained three Russian nationals suspected of links with Islamic State following a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that…
UPDATE 2: Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people
Middle East
January 12, 2016
UPDATE 2: Blast in Istanbul tourist district kills at least 10 people
An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on…