Istanbul

Turkey says renewed attack on Iran would expand conflict, diplomacy only way forward

Leaders from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Britain, and Italy met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss developments in the Iran war.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan poses with global government officials before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, October 23, 2026.
US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington D.C., April 7, 2025.

Trump backs Netanyahu as Liberman slams 'Bibi the puppet'

Turkish-Israeli citizen Kloyda Medina Halfon attacked in an Istanbul mall, October 19, 2026.

'Terrorist in Istanbul!' Pro-Palestinian mob attacks Israeli-Turkish citizen Kloyda Medina in mall

A WORKER rests next to an oil pump in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Voices from the Arab Press: Red lines in Syria, Azerbaijani oil, and Anwar Sadat


Conference in Istanbul features Hamas, PIJ leaders, antisemitic authors, Neturei Karta

Sheikh Hameed Al-Ahmar, key speaker and leader of the US-sanctioned Hamas proxy Al-Quds International Foundation, calls to “support the resistance in all means.”

Pro-Hamas demonstrators attend a funeral prayer in absentia after the death of two Turkish citizens, Seyfullah Bilal Ozturk and Yakup Erdal, killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 24, 2023.

34 people detained after Istanbul courthouse attack, shooters killed

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police had killed the two shooters, whom he said were believed to belong to the DHKP-C group.

 Turkish police stand guard outside the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church after two masked gunmen were shooting during Sunday service, in Istanbul, Turkey January 28, 2024.

Istanbul mayor issues urgent warning on impending earthquake

According to experts, the next earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey, could cause considerable damage to the city.

 The "Olive Branches" delegation in Turkey after the earthquake

Israeli art canceled at international Istanbul show

Turkish Muslim artist offers to stand by Israeli colleague Shahar Marcus

 NEZAKET EKICI and Shahar Marcus in ‘Fossils.’

Music, and more, to Istanbul’s ears and heart

The Istanbul Music Festival took place over four days and included Haydn, Schoenberg, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Albeniz, jazz, and Turkish classical music along with other international artists.

 Istanbul, Turkey at dusk

Israeli father, two sons attempt to intercept plane, cause flight delay

The three individuals will be deported back to Israel at the end of the investigation into the incident.

 Israelis stand in line for a flight to Istanbul, at Ben-Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, June 15, 2022.

Nine Israelis arrested upon landing in Turkey for sexual harassment of attendant

Among the detainees were two young men from Sderot and seven from Rahat and the Bedouin diaspora. 

 An Aeroflot Boeing 737-8LJ aircraft lands at Istanbul International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey December 13, 2022

6.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami threaten Istanbul, expert warns

A Japanese seismologist warned of the potential of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis, which could hit Istanbul in Turkey.

 A person reacts while sitting on the rubble of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 9, 2023

‘Hate speech was a very useful tool’: Turkish opposition MP slams Erdogan over anti-LGBT rhetoric

Turkish opposition MP accuses President Erdogan of using hate speech against the LGBT community for political gains.

 Gay pride festival in Taksim (Istanbul, Turkey) 2013

Iraqi team withdraws from fencing tournament to avoid Israelis

Last year, the Iraqi parliament passed legislation criminalizing any form of "normalization" with Israel.

 Israel's Yuval Shalom Freilich salutes during his bout against Ivan Trevejo from France in the table of 64 of the men's épée event in the 2013 World Fencing Championships 2013 at Syma Hall in Budapest, 8 August 2013.