Boeing cargo plane lands without front nose gear in Istanbul; investigation launched

A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024. Umit Bektas | Reuters An investigation is underway after a FedEx … Read more

Turkey opposition stuns in local elections victory over Erdogan party

Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) supporters celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul on March 31, 2024. Yasin Akgul | Afp | Getty Images Turkey’s opposition won a stunning victory across several major cities in the country’s local elections Sunday, dealing a severe blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s … Read more

Turkey’s local elections — and whoever wins Istanbul — could dictate future

As the sunsets, a ferry boat glides across the waters of the Golden Horn with the Suleymaniye Mosque and the city of Istanbul, Turkey in the background.  Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once said that whoever wins Istanbul wins Turkey. If that’s the case, the stakes … Read more

Turkey opts for new tightening strategy after signaling pause to hikes

A picture taken on August 14, 2018 shows the logo of Turkey’s Central Bank at the entrance of its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. ADEM ALTAN | AFP | Getty Images Turkey’s central bank is opting for a different monetary tightening method as it grapples with climbing inflation, after previously signaling that its rate-hiking cycle was … Read more

One Killed After Masked Men Opened Fire During Morning Mass

Istanbul Church Shooting: One Killed After Masked Men Opened Fire During Morning Mass Istanbul Church Shooting: One Killed After Masked Men Opened Fire During Morning Mass Ankara: A shooting incident has been reported in Turkey’s Istanbul where a person lost his life after two masked gunmen opened fire and during a service at a church … Read more

US couple stranded in Istanbul after selling everything to join three-year cruise that never happened

An American couple has been stranded in Turkey and could soon be “homeless” if they do not receive an $80,000 refund for the three-year cruise they booked that has since fallen through. “They kept leading us on, making us hold out hope until the very last minute, just days before we were supposed to depart,” … Read more