Istanbul's Catholic community gathered at Saint Esprit Cathedral on late April 28 to commemorate the life and legacy of the spiritual leader of the Catholics, Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88. Led by Vatican Ambassador to Ankara Marek Solczynski, the service drew a large c»»»

ANKARA, April 26 — Turkish authorities today detained 47 more members of the Istanbul municipality over accusations of corruption, broadcaster NTV and other media reported, amid a widening legal crackdown against the opposition and the city’s jailed mayor. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is also»»»

Several more people linked to the corruption allegations in the case against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) have been detained in Istanbul. Turkish media on Saturday reported that 47 people were taken into custody during operations in Istanbul, the capital, Ankara, and northwestern Tekird»»»

Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Türkiye's largest protests in more than a decade. Among those arrested in Istanbul, the neighboring province of Tekirdag and the capital, Ank»»»

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been suspended from his duties after being arrest on corruption charges, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Sunday. "Under Article 127 of the Constitution of Turkiye, Paragraph 47 of the law on municipalities, Number 5393, Imamoglu has been te»»»

ISTANBUL, Jan 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A fire at a ski resort in Turkey this week is now known to have killed 78 people, the justice ministry announced Thursday, saying all the victims had been identified. On Wednesday evening, the prosecutor's office in Bolu, the capital of the province where the trag»»»

ANKARA: At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol, Turkiye’s state-run news agency reported Thursday, as authorities intensified a crackdown on counterfeit drinks. The dead were among some 80 people who sought treatment in hospitals around Ista»»»