The measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic led several people to stay home and not drive, especially during the periods of lockdown, which first brought about an improvement in air quality.

The popular opposition Mayor of Istanbul – a regular target of the Erdogan government – has condemned an Interior Ministry "investigation" into the alleged "terrorist links" of 557 of his municipal ...

(Istanbul) – The government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Turkey’s human rights record by decades and flagrantly defies international human rights law, Human Rights Watch said today in its ...

ISTANBUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Istanbul's mayor said the municipality is working on a possible international bond to fund new infrastructure projects, a year after the Turkish city completed its first ...

A Greek bakery founded by Christians and now run by Muslims keeps the seasonal spirit alive ...

The Umut (Hope) Foundation has shared the 2021 Turkey Violence Map with the public: Firearms were used in 3,172 incidents and sharp objects were used in 629. 3,896 people were wounded across Turkey in ...

For Turkey, 2021 was marked by a free-falling currency, the lira, and record-high inflation. The government’s monetary policy has sent the country into economic turmoil, and as Nick Schifrin reports, ...

Istanbul and north-western regions of Turkey were hit by windstorms that ripped off rooftops, uprooted trees and damaged buildings, leaving six people dead and many more injured. Extreme winds of up ...