One dead after Turkish plane skids off runway One person has been killed and 157 injured when a plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport. World • 05 Feb 20
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar flooded in torrential downpour Turkey's mega city Istanbul was lashed by a heavy rainstorm, leaving many cars stranded in traffic and parts of the historic Grand Bazaar flooded. World • 17 Aug 19
Turkey election body orders Istanbul vote re-run Turkey's top election body has ordered a re-run of Istanbul's mayoral election after the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan complained about its shock defeat … World • 06 May 19
Thousands protest in Turkey against higher living costs Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Istanbul to demonstrate against the rising cost of living and crippling inflation in Turkey. World • 22 Dec 18
Saudi delegation in Turkey for talks over journalist Turkey and Saudi Arabia are at odds over a planned search by the Turkish authorities at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate where journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared … World • 12 Oct 18
New Year nightclub attacker 'caught in Istanbul' The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been caught in the city's Esenyurt district, the Hurriyet newspaper … News • 16 Jan 17
Turkey says Istanbul nightclub attacker identified Turkey has established the identity of the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, its foreign minister said this … News • 04 Jan 17
Istanbul attacker may have trained in Syria The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day in an attack claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group … News • 03 Jan 17
Arrests made as IS claims deadly Istanbul attack The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the New Year's Day shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. Istanbul • 02 Jan 17
Turkish police hunting gunman after club attack Police in Istanbul have launched a manhunt for a gunman who killed at least 39 people, many of them foreigners, at a nightclub packed with … News • 01 Jan 17
Car bomb and suicide bomber strike Istanbul Twin blasts rocked Istanbul today, with a car bomb detonating at a football stadium as a suicide attacker struck a nearby park, Interior Minister Suleyman … News • 10 Dec 16
Erdogan will back death penalty if it is voted in Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than a million people in Istanbul that he would approve the death penalty if parliament voted … News • 08 Aug 16
Turkish police detain 11 more suspects over attack Turkish police detained 11 foreigners suspected of being members of a cell of the so-called Islamic State linked to the suicide bombers who staged the … News • 01 Jul 16
Russian believed among Istanbul airport bombers Three suicide bombers who killed 43 people in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul's main airport this week were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals, … News • 30 Jun 16
IS suspected as Istanbul attack leaves 41 dead Turkey has pointed the finger at the so-called Islamic State for a triple suicide bombing and gun attack that killed 41 people yesterday at Istanbul's … News • 29 Jun 16
11 killed in Istanbul bomb attack Eleven people, including seven police officers, have been killed in a bomb attack on a bus in central Istanbul. News • 07 Jun 16
Higgins highlights issue of violence against women President Michael D Higgins has issued a strongly-worded call to world leaders to tackle violence against women and girls, saying that just 0.5% of humanitarian … News • 24 May 16
Two killed after Istanbul police station attack Turkish police killed two women who threw grenades and opened fire at an Istanbul police station before taking cover inside a nearby building, Turkish media … News • 03 Mar 16
10 suspects charged over Istanbul bomb attack A Turkish court has charged ten people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district that killed ten Germans, media reported. News • 18 Jan 16
Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as Syrian refugee A suicide bomber with links to the so-called Islamic State group who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul's historic district entered Turkey … News • 13 Jan 16
Fenerbahce football team bus shot at in Turkey A bus carrying Turkey's Fenerbahce football team back from their 5-1 victory over Black Sea side Rizespor came under fire, injuring the driver but leaving … News • 05 Apr 15
At least 24 drown as migrant boat sinks off Turkey Rescuers pulled 24 bodies from the sea at the mouth of Istanbul's Bosphorus strait this morning and rescued seven people after the sinking of a … News • 03 Nov 14
Dozens of protesters arrested in Turkey A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests today, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey. News • 18 Jun 13
Turkey could call on army to stop protests Turkey's deputy prime minister has said the armed forces could be called up if needed to help quell popular protests that have swept Turkish cities … News • 17 Jun 13
Turkish PM says his 'duty' to clear Istanbul Park Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was his "duty" to order riot police to evict activists occupying an Istanbul park that became a … News • 16 Jun 13