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Daytime fire at Istanbul nightclub kills at least 29 people

Firefighters doused the charred and smoking entrance to the club, which occupies two basement floors, as paramedics rushed victims into ambulances. Earlier footage showed flames reaching the third of the residential building's 16 storeys.

02 April 2024, 13:48 IST

Daytime fire at Istanbul nightclub kills at least 29 people

Daytime fire at Istanbul nightclub kills at least 29 people

Daytime fire at Istanbul nightclub kills at least 29 people

02 April 2024, 13:48 IST

Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don't count him out

Eventually, perhaps. This marks the beginning of a fight by opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not its triumph. As the president put it in his speech accepting defeat: “We will stand tall, we will stand upright. March 31 is not the end for us, it is actually a turning point.”

02 April 2024, 05:36 IST

Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don't count him out

Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don't count him out

Turkey’s Erdogan is down, but don't count him out

02 April 2024, 05:36 IST

Erdogan battles key rival Imamoglu in Turkey's local elections

Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu dealt Erdogan and his AK Party the biggest electoral blow of two decades in power with his win in the 2019 vote. The president struck back in 2023 by securing re-election and a parliament majority with his nationalist allies.

31 March 2024, 07:44 IST

Erdogan battles key rival Imamoglu in Turkey's local elections

Erdogan battles key rival Imamoglu in Turkey's local elections

Erdogan battles key rival Imamoglu in Turkey's local elections

31 March 2024, 07:44 IST

Russian spy in Turkey? Foreign national arrested in nuclear plant amid Islamic State probe

Sources say suspect was working under a fake ID. Police in Mersin released a statement that a Turkish court formally arrested the foreign national. No nationality or further details specified.

13 February 2024, 10:34 IST

Russian spy in Turkey? Foreign national arrested in nuclear plant amid Islamic State probe

Russian spy in Turkey? Foreign national arrested in nuclear plant amid Islamic State probe

Russian spy in Turkey? Foreign national arrested in nuclear plant amid Islamic State probe

13 February 2024, 10:34 IST

Turkey detains 147 people over suspected Islamic State ties

Last month, one Turkish citizen was killed by two Islamic State gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul. Turkish police captured the suspected perpetrators of the attack.

08 February 2024, 08:03 IST

Turkey detains 147 people over suspected Islamic State ties

Turkey detains 147 people over suspected Islamic State ties

Turkey detains 147 people over suspected Islamic State ties

08 February 2024, 08:03 IST

Two masked attackers kill 1 in shooting at Istanbul church

The Islamic State group said that the attack was in response to a call by the terrorist group's leadership to target Jews and Christians everywhere.

29 January 2024, 03:53 IST

Two masked attackers kill 1 in shooting at Istanbul church

Two masked attackers kill 1 in shooting at Istanbul church

Two masked attackers kill 1 in shooting at Istanbul church

29 January 2024, 03:53 IST

Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks: Minister

Yerlikaya said that the suspects captured in "Operation Heroes-37" were planning to attack churches and synagogues in Istanbul.

29 December 2023, 10:45 IST

Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks: Minister

Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks: Minister

Turkey detains 29 people with suspected Islamic State ties planning attacks: Minister

29 December 2023, 10:45 IST

News in Pics | December 29, 2023

29 December 2023, 01:11 IST

News in Pics | December 29, 2023

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News in Pics | December 29, 2023

29 December 2023, 01:11 IST

Turkey quizzes Somalia over role of president's son's in hit-and-run case

Somali's president's son, Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, was driving a vehicle belonging to the Somali consulate on November 30, he hit a motorcycle courier in central Istanbul, seriously injuring him. The motorcyclist later died in the hospital.

12 December 2023, 11:27 IST

Turkey quizzes Somalia over role of president's son's in hit-and-run case

Turkey quizzes Somalia over role of president's son's in hit-and-run case

Turkey quizzes Somalia over role of president's son's in hit-and-run case

12 December 2023, 11:27 IST

Nine dead amid storm in Turkey; 11 missing from sunken ship

The ship's captain had reported on Sunday morning that the ship was drifting toward a breakwater at Eregli and Yerlikaya. The vessel possibly hit the structure after that.

20 November 2023, 11:19 IST

Nine dead amid storm in Turkey; 11 missing from sunken ship

Nine dead amid storm in Turkey; 11 missing from sunken ship

Nine dead amid storm in Turkey; 11 missing from sunken ship

20 November 2023, 11:19 IST