• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
UserSign in
  • Register
  • Sign in
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Puzzles
Newsletters
TN Magazine
  • International Edition
  • UAE Edition
Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
PuzzlesNewslettersTN MagazineWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
World Cup 2026
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
Business
Opinion
Future
Climate
Health
Culture
Lifestyle
Sport
Puzzles
Newsletters
TN Magazine
  • My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
UserSign in
  • Register
  • Sign in

Lizzie Porter

Lizzie Porter

Correspondent
Location
Istanbul
Lizzie Porter is The National's Istanbul correspondent. She has been a foreign correspondent for nearly a decade, and was previously based in Beirut and Baghdad. She covers diplomacy, politics, conflicts and crises in Turkey and across the Middle East, and has won multiple awards for her reporting on topics ranging from missing persons in Iraq to the region's climate crises. A native English speaker, she also speaks fluent French, Arabic and Farsi. Her Turkish is improving.
Follow on XLinkedIn

Articles

A woman in Tehran shops for groceries, some of which are becoming too expensive for the average Iranian to buy. Reuters
Special reportBroth, bargain hunting and cutbacks: How Iranians cope with 'inflation despair’

Fewer in the country have money to spend as triple-digit price rises bite

MENAMay 29, 2026
Iranians have been cut off from the internet for months during protests and war. Reuters
Internet restored to tens of millions in Iran after three-month blackout

Iranians back online after longest internet suspension in modern history

MENAMay 27, 2026
Access to the internet was cut in Iran after the outbreak of war with Israel and the US on February 28. Reuters
Iran President orders end to months-long internet blackout

Citizens now questioning how soon, and how fully, connection to outside world will be restored

MENAMay 26, 2026
Riot police entered the CHP party headquarters in Ankara to evict its leadership. Reuters
Turkish police force opposition leader out of headquarters in chaotic scenes

Ozgur Ozel's election as head of Republican People's Party had been annulled by court last week

MENAMay 24, 2026
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party leader Ozgur Ozel addresses the media in Ankara on May 21. Reuters
Turkish court overturns opposition leader Ozgur Ozel's election

The ruling is a significant boost for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid concerns over slide to authoritarianism

MENAMay 22, 2026
A man holds a flag depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran. Reuters
Play01:54
Special reportIran's nightly rallies portray unity in wartime but paper over deep divides

Iranians' views on 'spontaneous gatherings' reflect heightened polarisation despite widespread opposition to attacks by US and Israel

MENAMay 22, 2026
A visitor looks at a display at the 2026 Saha International Defence and Aerospace Expo in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
'Business is good': Turkish arms firms see demand surge on back of regional conflict 

At an Istanbul trade show, defence contractors look to fill their order books with international custom

MENAMay 10, 2026
A woman holds Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran. EPA
Iran tries to reassure public as it considers US peace plan

President Pezeshkian says he met supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei for first time

MENAMay 07, 2026
Roketsan missiles on display at the Saha defence show in Istanbul. Bloomberg
ExclusiveIraq to buy 20 air defence systems from Turkey

Purchase comes after widespread strikes on Iraq during US-Israeli war with Iran

MENAMay 06, 2026
The four-engine Yildirimhan missile could hit targets in much of Europe, Asia and Africa from Turkey. Photo: Turkish Ministry of National Defence / X
Turkey unveils 6,000km-range ballistic missile at defence show

Nato member is building reputation as military supplier

MENAMay 05, 2026
The Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. AFP
AnalysisHow does Iran view the Strait of Hormuz stalemate?

Tehran in no mood for a quick deal as it seeks to use its ability to disrupt shipping through the waterway

MENAMay 04, 2026
People wait for a taxi in front of a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, as uncertainty persists under an indefinite ceasefire. EPA
'Truly feels like limbo': Indefinite ceasefire leaves Iranians in uncertainty

Neither war nor peace as civilians struggle with rising prices and an internet blackout

MENAApril 29, 2026
A cellblock at Evin prison in Tehran, where political prisoners are sent. Reuters
Four Iranians sentenced to death over lethal mosque fire during January protests

Three men and a woman convicted of firebombing that claimed two lives

MENAApril 27, 2026
Clockwise from top left: Bita Hemmati, Venus Hosseininejad, Panah Movahedi, Mahboubeh Shabani, Ghazal Ghalandari, Diana Taherabadi, Golnaz Naraghi, and Ensieh Nejati.
Play02:43
Where are the eight Iranian women Trump claimed to save from execution?

Despite false claims the women were AI-generated, activists say they face real peril after being arrested in crackdown on anti-government protests

MENAApril 24, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Getty Images
Britain and Turkey sign strategic partnership agreement

Foreign ministers agree on co-operation across defence, industry and resolving global conflicts

MENAApril 23, 2026
More Articles

The National News Logo
IPSO regulated

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Weekend
Living in the UAE
TN Magazine
Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
IPSO regulated
Follow us
Get news alerts from
The National logo
You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.