FOR over 300 years, the closely-guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tilework was lost, but its rediscovery has ...

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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strongest rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, is facing the risk of life in prison, after a prosecutor requested a sentence of more than 2,000 years for the Istanbul mayor.

Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated. By Safak Timur and Ben Hubbard Safak Timur reported ...

Ekrem Imamoglu is facing almost 150 charges that could collectively land him with a 2,353-year jail sentence. The mayor of Turkey's largest city is an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep ...

Ekrem Imamoglu has been in pre-trial detention in a jail on the outskirts of Istanbul since March The prosecutor in Turkey's biggest city has accused popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of 142 corruption ...

The prosecutor in Turkey's biggest city has accused popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of 142 corruption offences that command jail terms ranging from 828 to 2,352 years. Imamoglu, considered the main ...

Gaza’s future must be Palestinian-led and avoid any new system of foreign hegemony, Turkey and six of its top Muslim allies said Monday, after talks in Istanbul. Turkey’s relations with Israel ...

The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, once an Ottoman imperial residence, is now a luxury hotel overlooking the Bosphorus. Its most lavish accommodation, the Sultan Suite, costs over $52,000 per ...