ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Immaculately coiffed with a camera-ready smile, Mustafa Sarigul's composure cracks a little as his campaign bus swings towards Istanbul's old city walls. Two months before ...

Walking around the small, pedestrian-only island allows you to step back in time and discover the essence of Turkey through local cuisine and nature, away from the mass tourism of the cultural capital ...

The shrines combine Islamic devotion, Turkish history and Istanbul folklore. The city’s sailors, for example, have traditionally viewed Aziz Mahmud Hudayi and three other men buried near the ...

Istanbul was followed by London in second place for most international arrivals (up 17 percent) and Dubai in third (up 18 percent). Rounding out the top five is the beachside Turkish city of ...

Istanbul was the most touristed city in the world in 2023, attracting 20.2 million international visitors, but this is a view of the metropolis still only a select number have seen.

Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into ...

At Doku Clinic, cutting-edge techniques meet personalized care to deliver Istanbul’s premier aesthetic transformations with ...

Soar Above Istanbul: Ancient City's History Revealed by Drone. Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated: June 5, 2025. Take a flight of discovery high above the medieval charm of Istanbul with ...

ISTANBUL—The Valens Aqueduct is one of this city’s most recognizable monuments, a Roman-built fixture that stretches proudly above the busy Atatürk Boulevard. Most visitors have the pleasure ...

Police officers use pepper spray on demonstrators during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 23, 2025.

For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country’s south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city ...

Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city and home to 16 million people - a fifth of the country's residents. The city lies 20km to the north of the North Anatolian Fault Line.