Istanbul
Erdogan names controversial prosecutor as new Turkish justice minister
Akin Gurlek was the chief prosecutor behind the crackdown on the Turkish opposition party. His appointment marks the first cabinet shuffle since the last election.
Trump has betrayed the Iranian people, but it's not too late to topple the regime - editorial
UAE urges Iran talks as US deploys warships and Tehran signals openness to negotiations
Benjamin Netanyahu, US envoy Steve Witkoff meet in Israel as US looks to revive talks with Iran
Iraqi team withdraws from fencing tournament to avoid Israelis
Last year, the Iraqi parliament passed legislation criminalizing any form of "normalization" with Israel.
Turkish elections: Will Erdogan hold onto power? - opinion
Erdogan certainly hopes to be reelected, if only to preside over the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
1,500-year-old Byzantine women's sandals unearthed
The finding was made during an excavation at the Harbor of Eleutherios, one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Centuries-old Book of Esther scrolls salvaged from Turkey earthquake rubble
A local elder of Antakya, Turkey's Jewish community handed the scrolls over to ZAKA rescuers, who are working on transporting them to safety.
Suspected ISIS members arrested in Turkey - report
The suspects were reportedly planning terror attacks on several consulates and places of Christian and Jewish worship.
Orthodox pilgrimage to the grave of Kabbalah rabbi buried in Istanbul picks up after COVID slump
Pilgrimages made by Orthodox groups of varying sizes to the grave sites of similarly revered Jewish figures across Europe, are far from uncommon and have spawned a cottage travel industry.
Passengers thrown off plane in Israel for sharing plane crash pictures - report
The photos included an image of US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency landing in the Hudson River, along with the phrase "I hope we all die" written in Arabic.
Thousands protest against conviction of Istanbul mayor
A court convicted the mayor to two years and seven months in prison and a political ban for calling public officials "fools" in 2019.
Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Erdogan rival
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was tried over a speech after the 2019 local elections in Istanbul in which he called public officials "fools."
Turkey arrests 44 for alleged ties to a Mossad operation
The arrested suspects, members of a consulting company operating out of Istanbul, were allegedly secretly following Palestinian citizens, institutions and non-governmental organizations in Turkey.
