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          A woman walks in front of a local election campaign poster of incumbent mayor of Istanbul and Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), in Istanbul, Turkey, 23 March 2024. The local elections in Turkey are scheduled for 31 March 2024. EPA / ERDEM SAHIN

          Has a new political era dawned in Turkey?

          CommentApril 01, 2024
          Opposition Republican People's Party supporters wave Turkish national flags as they celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul. AFP

          Turkey's Erdogan accepts defeat in 'turning point' local elections

          MENAMarch 31, 2024
          Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu at a campaign event ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

          Erdogan critic Imamoglu faces fierce fight for re-election as Istanbul mayor

          MENAMarch 26, 2024
          Buyuk Yeni Han, an old merchant inn in Istanbul, is the second-largest surviving han in the city. Photo: Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

          Travel back in time with Istanbul's ancient hans

          TravelFebruary 22, 2024
          Police cordon off the area outside the Procter & Gamble factory near Gebze, north-west Turkey, on February 1. Dia / AP

          Turkish police free hostages taken by pro-Gaza man near Istanbul

          EuropeFebruary 01, 2024
          Turkish police forces cordon off the site of an attack on the Santa Maria Church in Istanbul on Sunday. EPA

          Attack on Christians is 'treason', says Turkish MP

          MENAJanuary 28, 2024
          Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul. AP

          Authorities hunt gunmen after one killed in Istanbul church attack

          EuropeJanuary 28, 2024
          The skyline of Bursa, a city that lies close to the epicentre of a 5.1-magnitude quake that shook Turkey on Monday. Getty

          People flee homes as 5.1-magnitude tremor strikes near Istanbul

          EuropeDecember 04, 2023
          Nusret Gokce cooks at the first Saltbae Burger in an airport, in Turkey. Photo: Istanbul Airport

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          TravelNovember 27, 2023
          Mehtap Baydu, The Distance Between Me And Everything Else, 2017, exhibited as part of Healing Ruins at Zeyrek Cinili Hamam. Photo: Hadiye Cangokce

          Istanbul's 500-year-old hammam reopens as cultural centre

          Arts & CultureSeptember 30, 2023
          Ships wait to pass the Bosphorus Strait off Yenikapi in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

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          AsiaAugust 23, 2023
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          UKJuly 07, 2023
          The Floating Islands exhibition at Istanbul Modern. Photo: Enrico Cano

          Istanbul Modern plans to make a splash on the Turkish art scene

          WeekendJune 30, 2023
          Millions of passengers are expected to travel through airports in the UAE until September 30. Reuters

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          TransportJune 23, 2023
          Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu campaigns for the opposition Republican People's Party candidate ahead of the May 28 presidential run-off. Reuters

          Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu faces new legal hurdle to political ascent

          MENAJune 15, 2023
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          Istanbul barber recalls decades of serving Turkey's President Erdogan

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