While Turkey is a majority-Muslim country, it is officially secular. Women are not expected to cover their heads outside of ...

Hidden under Istanbul’s bustling streets, Şerefiye Cistern quietly preserves centuries of history, uniting enduring ...

Sami Savatlı’s interdisciplinary design approach transforms Istanbul’s cityscape by creating meaningful, sustainable spaces ...

Photographer Charlotte Schmitz captured intimate portraits of life and love in the city's diverse Balat neighborhood.

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Heavy snow has brought life to a standstill in Turkey's biggest city and the authorities have urged citizens to stay at home and off the roads. Heavy snow in Turkey that started on Sunday night has ...

Istanbul, Turkey, residents were shaken by a series of earthquakes that hit the region on Wednesday, April 23, at around 1 p.m. local time. The tremors came on a public holiday while many children and ...

For an extended period, the very notion of venturing into the public eye without the protective shield of a hat was anathema to me, filled with a level of apprehension that bordered on the unbearable.

In Sazlibosna village, along the planned route of the vast Canal Istanbul project, 68-year-old Yasar Demirkaya fidgets with ...

The concert would have occurred on the anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...