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Istanbul Flood Emergency: Flights Diverted, Schools Closed and Two People Killed

Two people have died after exceptionally heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding across Istanbul, disrupting air traffic, blocking roads and forcing emergency services to carry out thousands of rescues as authorities warned residents to remain indoors. The torrential downpours on Wednesday evening......

Istanbul Building Collapse Kills Five, Including Three Children, as Rescue Operation Ends

Five people, including three children, have died following the collapse of part of a seven-storey residential building in Istanbul, with authorities confirming on Friday that search and rescue operations had concluded after the final victim was recovered. The collapse occurred on Thursday morning, when......

Turkey’s $17 Billion Fund Crisis Puts Financial Regulator Under Scrutiny

Turkey’s deepening investment fund crisis is now reaching the country’s financial regulatory establishment, as prosecutors examine the role of former Capital Markets Board (SPK) chairman Ibrahim Ömer Gönül in a scandal involving hundreds of thousands of investors and assets......

Erdoğan moves to contain Turkey’s investment fund crisis as authorities probe market allegations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is stepping up efforts to contain the fallout from a widening investment fund crisis that has unsettled financial markets and prompted an investigation into suspected market manipulation and irregularities. Erdoğan said after a cabinet meeting on Monday that......

Türkiye revokes Bank Mellat’s operating licence in Istanbul

Türkiye has revoked the operating licence of Bank Mellat’s Istanbul branch, in a decision announced by the country’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) and published in the Official Gazette on September 19. The decision, adopted by the BDDK board on September 18, concerns......

Air China expands access to Marrakech through Istanbul

Air China is expanding its commercial reach in Morocco by adding Marrakech to its codeshare network with Turkish Airlines, giving passengers from China another way to reach the Moroccan tourist destination via Istanbul. Under the expanded partnership, Air China will place its airline code on Turkish......

Study challenges the idea that all Roman roads led to Rome

A new study of the Roman Empire's vast road network is challenging one of history's most familiar sayings: "All roads lead to Rome." Researchers have found that Constantinople, present-day Istanbul, occupied a more central position within the empire's land-based travel network than......

Turkey: Opposition Denounces Defections to Erdogan

Turkey's main opposition party accuses its elected officials of "betrayal" following a series of defections to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party. These departures have allowed the AKP to regain several municipalities, including Istanbul, where the political balance has shifted since the 2024 local......

Mecca Defense Pact: Turkey Hosts the Three Signatories in Istanbul

Just over three weeks after the signing of the defense agreement in Mecca, Turkey will host the first ministerial meeting bringing together the three signatory countries in Istanbul on Monday. Ankara, Riyadh, and Islamabad are expected to define the mechanisms that will give concrete meaning to their......