Aug 19, 2024 · Background. On November 1, 2023, police operations were conducted across six provinces in Turkey, including İstanbul. Among the 24 individuals detained were Dilan Polat and her husband, Engin Polat.

Nov 14, 2024 · Vessel traffic in the İstanbul Strait, also known as the Bosphorus Strait, was temporarily suspended in both directions early today to allow the passage of a large offshore drilling rig, the Transocean Barents, according to the Directorate General of Coastal Safety.

Nov 18, 2024 · Turkey denied a request from Israeli officials for President Isaac Herzog’s plane to use Turkish airspace en route to the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency (AA).

Sep 10, 2024 · Nevzat Bahtiyar, the man who confessed to the murder of Narin Güran, 8, in Diyarbakır, has been remanded in custody. Bahtiyar, who yesterday admitted to the security forces that he had disposed of the child's body in a sack in a stream in exchange for money, was brought to the Diyarbakır Courthouse today.

Dec 9, 2024 · The Syrian National Army (SNA) has reportedly captured the northeastern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a military campaign dubbed "Dawn of Freedom.”

Oct 21, 2024 · Fethullah Gülen, the cleric accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, has died at the age of 83 in Pennsylvania, US, where he had been living in self-imposed exile since 1999.

Nov 12, 2024 · A house fire claimed the lives of five children, four of them siblings, in the Selçuk district of İzmir, western Turkey. The fire broke out in a home in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood, where neighbors reported the incident to emergency services upon seeing flames.

Dec 31, 2024 · The Istanbul Planning Agency (IPA) has published research stating that the primary problems of the people of Istanbul are the economy, traffic and the anticipated earthquake. 40% said they barely made a living.

The locals are concerned that a new post-earthquake housing project could lead to a change in the demographics of the village.

Aug 21, 2024 · The city, which also serves as a healthcare hub for the country’s mostly Kurdish-populated southeastern regions, is now facing severe shortages in several critical medical specialties.