Visiting a mosque is not unlike visiting a cathedral, a synagogue, or any other place of worship. As long as you’re respectful and follow basic etiquette, you're good.

The following museums in and around Istanbul are free of charge—not just on certain days of the week or for certain folks but year-round.

The Peninsula Istanbul's rooftop Peninsula Suite-the city's most opulent accommodations-boasts a private pool, a fitness room, custom furnishings and more. In the past two years, The Peninsula Hotels (peninsula.

Türkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the country's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), will launch direct flights between Istanbul

Six individuals have been detained accused of selling bootleg alcohol and two others have been charged with "deliberate murder."

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after ...

A young gorilla rescued from a plane's cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight ...

Eleven people who drank tainted alcohol in Istanbul have died in the past 24 hours, the Anadolu state news agency reported late Tuesday.

A baby gorilla discovered last month while transiting through Istanbul is recovering with wildlife rescuers in Turkey.

In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials.

Twenty-three people died in Turkey’s biggest city this week from consumption of counterfeit alcohol, with dozens more still in critical condition.

Last month, a juvenile gorilla was found onboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand. Officials believe the gorilla was being trafficked for the illegal wildlife trade, finding the 5-month-old ape in a box within the plane’s cargo hold at Istanbul Airport.