It is the largest excavated underground city in the world and stretches more than 85 metres below the surface.

Istanbul is perhaps the most well-known Turkish destination for Brits but there are plenty of other cities in this country to ...

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

The head of Turkey's main opposition party has told the BBC that protests will continue "in every city" until either early ...

Istanbul's opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...

By forcing the Istanbul mayor out of politics, the government has crossed the line that separates Turkey’s competitive ...

Demonstrations took place in recent days across various cities in Turkey, including in Istanbul and the capital Ankara, protesting Imamoglu’s jailing. Imamoglu, Erdogan’s most serious rival ...

Protesters turned out for demonstrations late Sunday in support of Mr. Imamolgu in Turkey’s largest cities. Many thousands of people gathered in front of City Hall in Istanbul carrying Turkish ...

Mr. Imamoglu became the mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic engine, in 2019, after defeating a candidate backed by Mr. Erdogan. He was re-elected twice, and some polls suggest ...