The Latest Breaking News from Istanbul

Istanbul customs officials have increasingly intercepted illegally traded animals

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat

AC Milan bottled a three-goal lead against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League, but one of their players has rubbished ideas of a collapse

The Turkish writer, 72, talks about his father’s artistic support and being a feminist in the Middle East, his love of Istanbul and fear of government repression

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is being viewed as an opportunity by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to return millions of Syrian refugees amid growing public resentment. However, it remains uncertain whether those who have built new lives in cities like Istanbul are prepared to return.

Having travelled the world solo for 20 years, Lydia Swinscoe shares her standout countries for going it alone in 2025

Some of the flights with reports of bedbugs were 13 hours long.

A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said.

One-third of Turkey's children live in poverty, with many forced to work to support their struggling families

I left Berlin for a flat overlooking the Bosphorus – and after a decade with a partner, found myself in a very different life, says writer and journalist Carolin Würfel

Eight-year-old Rayan Assani knows next to nothing about Syria, but in a few minutes, the little girl with long black hair and a Barbie backpack will cross the border and head for her family's native Aleppo.