One drawback is that it’s pretty low on the hill upon which Galata Tower rests, with many other Istanbul landmarks in Beyoğlu ...

The warning strike is scheduled to start on Wednesday morning (26 March 2025) at around 3 a.m. and end on Friday morning at the start of operations. Almost all underground trains, trams and buses are ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Live view from outside Istanbul’s City Hall after Turkish police arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular ...

Some protestors clashed with police in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul, including at universities, and many rallied at a municipal headquarters in Istanbul after authorities erected barricades blocking ...

Thousands of people in Turkiye are protesting the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Erdogan, on corruption and terror charges. The ...

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Turkish police on Wednesday arrested one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's key rivals and Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, amid a larger crackdown on the opposition. A statement from the ...

Police in Germany are hunting a man who doused his wife with flammable liquid in a tram and set fire to her, causing critical wounds. The 46-year-old woman was targeted as she was inside the tram ...

Bodo Schackow/dpa/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — An assailant poured a liquid over a woman on a tram in eastern Germany on Sunday and set her on fire, police said. The woman was taken to a hospital with ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from SSW to SW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 59 °F (15 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17. ...

Plans to extend Nottingham's tram network have taken a major step forward and three locations have been identified as likely candidates. A new £300,000 study has been announced looking into the ...