Life at sea was “like being in prison, with a chance of drowning”, 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson reckoned.

In a sweeping corruption investigation centered on the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), the Istanbul Chief Public ...

Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

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Following a meeting of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB ... Tünel (the Karaköy-Tünel subway funicular line), the nostalgic tram, private city buses and the Halkalı-Bahçeşehir and ...

As a history lover, Pablo Gómez was captivated by Turkey from the first day he visited it in 2006: he got married there, has a house there… and has since become an expert on Turkey’s current affairs.

Additionally, stakeholders did not highlight the value of a slower commute even as other cities across the world continue to retain tram systems. Paris, Melbourne, Vienna, Zurich, Istanbul and ...

You’ve decided to take your family to Turkey! Fun! Now you want to figure out where to stay in Istanbul from a fellow mom instead of a young solo traveler.

In line with the ban, Metro İstanbul announced on social media that several metro and tram stations would be temporarily closed from 3.00 pm until further notice. The affected stations include Haliç, ...

The windows of the tram were also shattered ... 28 match between Besiktas and Maccabi Tel Aviv had been moved from Istanbul to Debrecen in Hungary. “The match will be played behind closed ...

Fourteen passengers were hurt during a tram accident in Istanbul’s Eyupsultan district on Thursday, according to initial reports. A tram reportedly rammed into another stationary tram at the ...