In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials.

We take a thematic turn in this week’s newsletter, delving into migration, belonging and the idea of feeling at home.

Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%. The decision on Thursday marked the second rate cut in a row and came as inflation slowed.

It has made the city a hub of cultures, influenced by Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans. This history is seen in a

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after ...

Officials say rescuers are battling to reach two people trapped under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey

Six individuals have been detained accused of selling bootleg alcohol and two others have been charged with "deliberate murder."

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus

As a result of a regime change in Syria, Turkish Airlines has resumed service to Damascus, the capital of Syria. The carrier's new service will assist some of the over 4 million Syrian refugees that fled to Turkey following the outbreak of the nation's civil war in 2011.

Witnesses have described standing helplessly and paralyzed by the horror of people screaming for help or jumping out of windows as flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort

Situated smack-dab between Europe and Asia, it was traveled through and occupied by most large European civilizations throughout ancient history. Romans, Greeks, Ottomans and several more empires all left their marks in the form of artistic stone ruins and massive archaeological footprints.