Germany and Italy have joined the growing list of Western countries having their consulates in Istanbul temporarily closed over security concerns, as Turkey is on high alert against possible retaliation for Quran burning incidents in several European countries. The German…
Air pollution levels that significantly dropped in Türkiye’s most populated city during the COVID-19 outbreak surged in 2022, the latest data on the subject reveals. Data from air quality measurement stations of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) compiled by Anadolu Agency…
IndiGo on Tuesday said it will start operating wide-body Boeing 777 on Delhi-Istanbul route from February 1. IndiGo so far has been operating only narrow-body all-economy airbus planes. This is for the first time in its over 16 years of…
Turkey will hold a natural gas summit on Feb. 14-15 to bring together gas supplier countries and Europe's consumer countries, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday. "We will bring together supplier countries from Middle East, Mediterranean, Caspian and…
Gathering to celebrate their shared heritage, the proud Laz people of the Black Sea region gathered in Istanbul's Çekmeköy Municipality to partake in the Anchovy Festival, during which the exciting "Formulaz Races" were held. Spectators watched in amazement as the…
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan's restive northwestern Peshawar city, killing 46 people and wounding nearly 150 others, mostly policemen, officials said.…
In an operation carried out at Sabiha Gökçen Airport by the Customs Enforcement teams of the Ministry of Commerce, 4 suitcases of real human hair were seized. As a result of the searches carried out, a total of 54 kilograms…
Three companies operating a total of more than 8,000 e-scooters in Istanbul have pulled out of the market of their own accord. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Transportation Coordination Center (UKOME) unanimously accepted the proposal to cancel the e-scooter permits belonging…
As the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul continues its work within the framework of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a bulk carrier with 16,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat on board, bound for Afghanistan, passed the relevant inspection earlier today. As…
Anti-Smuggling Crimes Branch confiscated 2,154 historical artifacts (coins) from a passenger on a bus in Ümraniye district, Istanbul. The historical coins were seized in the trunk of the intercity passenger bus, which was intercepted by police teams in Ümraniye, Istanbul.…