All news on the topic: Istanbul

A Montenegrin court handed down a 40-year prison sentence in absentia and steep financial penalties to the fugitive leader of the notorious Kavač criminal clan for aggravated murder and other charges.

There’s a Turkish saying, “Silivri soğuktur”: Silivri is cold. You’ll hear it from journalists, politicians and activists after they say something critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government.

Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned.

A young British couple is facing 30 years behind bars after they allegedly tried to smuggle two suitcases filled with cannabis.

At least one gunman has been shot and killed after an incident outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.

An Istanbul court has restricted public and media access to the mass corruption trial of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a move a prominent rights group said violates Turkish and European law.

A passenger plane from Turkey to Spain was reportedly flanked by warplanes after it declared an emergency.

Companies owned by fintech entrepreneur Ozan Özerk are under investigation in Turkey for alleged money laundering.

Robbie Williams has been forced to cancel a concert due to terror fears. The music legend was scheduled to perform in Istanbul next week, but he informed fans that the show has been cancelled because of concerns regarding public safety.

A British man, 38, died shortly after surgery at the clinic once used by football icons Rio Ferdinand and Rivaldo after a five-hour hair transplant in Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey

A CNN presenter was in the middle of interviewing a guest live on air when an earthquake in Turkey shook the studio so hard that she asked for her mother.

An Olympic skier has died along with his dad after a fire broke out at an abandoned ski resort hotel in Turkey on Thursday.

It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.

Ukraine’s president states that the British PM was not involved in the decision not to pursue a deal with Russia.

People travelling to Turkey have been warned about the risk of counterfeit alcohol after more than 100 deaths across the country.

Moonshine tainted with methanol has killed 23 people and dozens more have been left injured in Turkey.

Counterfeit alcohol across Istanbul has poisoned to death 17 people and left dozens more in hospital.

Manchester United fans have claimed they were attacked by as many as 50 Fenerbahce hooligans ahead of their Europa League clash in Istanbul on Thursday night, with one alleging they were hit with a crowbar

At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey.