Istanbul

18 Dec 2025

A close up of Sophie sitting at a table with a drink in front of her. It is in a glass with a blue and white straw. Sophie holds a phone in her hand and wears a short sleeved blouse with blue stripes. She has long hair that is blonde and dark.

Mum-of-two died after cosmetic surgery in Turkey

Sophie Hunt died two days after having a Brazilian butt-lift and a tummy tuck, an inquest hears.

18 Dec 2025

29 Nov 2025

The Pope looks up at the ceiling of the mosque

Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

It is the first time Leo has attended a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May.

29 Nov 2025

28 Nov 2025

The Pope and church staff tug at white fabric covering a plaque inside a church

Watch: Pope struggles to remove cloth covering plaque

It took several attemps for Pope Leo and church clergy to unveil a plaque covered by a white sheet at an Istanbul cathedral.

28 Nov 2025

11 Nov 2025

A supporter of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) holds a poster featuring a picture of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and a slogan "CHP will succeed, Turkey will win"

Turkey demands more than 2,000 years in jail for popular Istanbul mayor

Istanbul's chief prosecutor accuses Ekrem Imamoglu and 400 others of running a corruption network.

11 Nov 2025

7 Nov 2025

Oliver Archer sat on a sofa in a black sports t-shirt.

Chance meeting at corner shop unites son with father

Oliver Archer had wanted to find his dad his whole life. That changed when he went to a corner shop.

7 Nov 2025

9 Sep 2025

A protester wearing a whirling dervish costume performs in front of Turkish riot police barricades

This 'tough guy' president says he's tackling corruption. Rivals say he's silencing opposition

Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan in Turkey, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts

9 Sep 2025

3 Jul 2025

A airplane flying in the air with Turkish Airlines written on it

Airline announces it will be flying from Essex

There will be 14 weekly Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul from Stansted Airport from March 2026.

3 Jul 2025

7 Jun 2025

Two men stand next to each other on a street in Istanbul.

When your hotel looked better in the pictures

7 Jun 2025

2 Jun 2025

Ukraine's delegation at talks in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: 2 June 2025

Russia and Ukraine fail again to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap

The two warring sides remain far apart on how to end the conflict after a second round of talks in Turkey.

2 Jun 2025

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