Explore Turkey's proposed $65 billion canal project through Istanbul, examining its historical context, significance, and ...

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, protests rage throughout city The mayor of Istanbul has denied the charges he faces as 'unimaginable accusations' Reuters Published March 23, 2025 3:00pm EDT ...

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Turkish authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – on Wednesday as part of corruption and terrorism investigations.

Erdogan in 2021 withdrew Turkey from a European treaty, dubbed the Istanbul Convention, that protects women from domestic violence. Turkey’s We Will Stop Femicides Platform says 394 women were ...

Turkey's high administrative court threw its weight behind a petition brought by a religious group and annulled the 1934 Cabinet decision that turned the site into a museum.

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

ISTANBUL — The mayor of Istanbul is warning that some 90,000 buildings could be at risk of collapsing if a major earthquake strikes Turkey's largest city.