Istanbul, Turkey News

ISTANBUL // Turkey yesterday expressed dismay at the ban on the building of minarets in Switzerland, seen as yet another example of rejection by Europe that could further weaken Ankara's EU enthusiasm.

Dozens of ancient Persian artworks and inscriptions are set to go on exhibit in Istanbul, Turkey, a media group said.

John My main purpose in coming to Turkey was to visit Gallipoli but I also wanted to explore the historical city of Istanbul to better understand the role this city played in world events over a long period of time.

Members of Turkish civil servant unions gather at Beyazit Square during a one-day strike for better wages and working conditions in Istanbul on November 25, 2009.

"Can Turkey Break the Copenhagen Deadlock? by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey on 11.20.09 Business & Politics As a city that literally straddles Europe and Asia, Istanbul -- and, by extension, Turkey -- has been endlessly described as a "bridge" between East and West.

One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs.

Directors of the Global Spa Summit today announced that the fourth annual Summit will be held from May 16--19, 2010, at the historic A A ragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

The world's largest earthquake-safe building has opened in Istanbul, Turkey. The new international terminal at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport can withstand an earthquake up to 8.0 on the Richter scale because it doesn't sit directly on the soil; it sits on 300 isolators, special bearings that move with the building during an earthquake.

Reuters/Istanbul Turkey is investigating a suspected plot by naval officers to attack non-Muslim minorities to discredit the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, the prime minister's office said yesterday.

Few here doubt that the case began with something threatening: in June 2007, 27 hand grenades and fuses were found in the attic of a house in an Istanbul slum.

Here's video of Pitbull's recent performance in Istanbul, Turkey, where he's famous, and where he claims he had the album of the year for 2009, "Not 305.

At the opening celebrations for the new Sabiha Gokcen terminal, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the honour of cutting the ribbon.

Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies.

HIGH POINT a ' Ismail Arslan has been promoted to vice president of operations for Turkish fabric source De Leo Textiles.

"A Timely Summary of the Ergenekon Since the beginning of the investigation, I have being defending here that the Ergenekon Case, with its unconvincing and illegitimate evidences, disrespected witnesses and comical suspects, is nothing but a spectacle, which was created by the Islamist AKP government to form its own deep state and -when it's ...

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran gestures during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Nov.

"Turkey likely to approve ICC in 2010-2011 SERKAN DEMA RTAAz ANKARA a ' HA1 4rriyet Daily News Following a last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashira TMs visit to Istanbul, Turkey has said it would reconsider joining the Rome Statute if terrorism is included as a crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal ...

Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.

"Turkish Airlines to Launch new flights between Istanbul Ataturk and Bologna Published by Ozgur Tore Thursday, 12 November 2009 Turkish Airlines announced a daily service between Istanbul and Bologna, Italy.

Turkey has sought to allay Western fears that the country ? NATO's only majority-Muslim member ? is shifting its affinity from Washington and Europe toward Iran.