Tag: Istanbul
Turkey ‘Santa’ nightclub attack: What we know
Thirty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded Sunday when a gunman reportedly wearing a Santa outfit stormed a popular Istanbul nightclub and sprayed bullets...
Istanbul nightclub attack kills 39 in New Year carnage
Thirty-nine people, including many foreigners, were killed when a gunman reportedly dressed as Santa Claus stormed an Istanbul nightclub as revellers were celebrating the...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for US-based preacher Gulen over coup
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, accusing him of ordering the coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep...
Worried artists ponder an uncertain future in Turkey
Just a few years ago, Istanbul was one of the world’s creative capitals, a buzzing hive where visual artists, writers and filmmakers mingled.
Today, the...
Turkey ruling, opposition parties rally together after coup
Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, rallied together on Sunday in support of democracy following...
Stranded Pakistanis in Istanbul arrive in Karachi
As many as 218 stranded Pakistanis in Istanbul have safely reached Karachi on Sunday (today).
According to a representative of the Pakistani High Commission in...
US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen behind coup plot, Istanbul informs Washington
Turkey's foreign minister said on Saturday he had made clear in a call with US counterpart John Kerry that followers of US-based cleric Fethullah...
PIA to send special aircraft for 200 Pakistanis stranded in Istanbul
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate a special flight to Istanbul to evacuate the stranded Pakistanis following the attempted military coup by a...
Protests and bloodshed in coup-hit Istanbul
Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them.
In the famous square...
Istanbul braces for police lockdown on May Day
Istanbul braced for a major security lockdown for May Day on Sunday, with almost 25,000 police on duty and numerous roads closed for an...
Turkey blames IS for Istanbul suicide blast
A Turkish Islamic State recruit, Mehmet Ozturk, carried out the suicide bombing that killed four foreigners on a major shopping artery in Istanbul, Interior...
Turkish police fire shots to disperse newspaper protesters
Turkish riot police fired on Saturday plastic bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered outside an opposition newspaper the day after it...
Turkish tourism seen dented, not destroyed by Istanbul bombing
On a normal winter's day, Ramazan Uslanmaz would lead two groups of tourists around Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district, from the towering minarets of the...
Istanbul bomber registered with authorities, but was not on wanted list:...
Turkey’s interior minister said on Wednesday the suicide bomber in an attack which killed 10 people in Istanbul’s historic tourist district a day earlier...
Turkish Airlines to start direct flights from Islamabad to Baku by...
Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week by the end of September 2015 and all necessary...
Turkish Airlines flight returns to Istanbul after bags found
A Turkish Airlines flight to Lisbon was diverted back to Istanbul on Wednesday after unaccompanied baggage was found on board, a spokeswoman said.
TK1759 was...
Female suicide bomber hits police station in Istanbul
A female suicide bomber blew herself up inside a police station in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district on Tuesday, killing one officer and wounding another,...
