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              Istanbul

              All the latest news and stories from Turkey's largest city

              Carpet seller Hikmet Sirlak and his colleague at Recep Karaduman carpets in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. Lizzie Porter / The National

              Turkey's carpet traders weather the economic storm

              MENAJuly 26, 2024
              Istanbul sits in an active seismic zone and is prone to earthquakes, but experts warn the city is not ready for a major natural disaster. AFP

              The long battle to save Istanbul from an earthquake

              MENAJuly 10, 2024
              Hagia Sophia may be Istanbul's most famous mosque, but it's far from the city's only site worth seeing. Unsplash

              Beyond Hagia Sophia: Five of Istanbul’s incredible mosques

              TravelJune 12, 2024
              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
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              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
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              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
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              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
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              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

              Travel Unpacked: Saltbae's airport offering opens

              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

              Traffic to resume in Bosphorus Strait after tanker engine failure

              AsiaAugust 23, 2023
              A Libyan Airlines Airbus A320 taking off from Manchester Airport. Alamy

              UK couple spent £13m meant for training Libyan pilots on property

              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
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