Hundreds of people have been arrested in Istanbul, with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to ...

The mysterious and sublime seal that unites Europe to Asia,” was how the French writer Gérard de Nerval wrote of Istanbul in ...

Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in ...

For thousands of years, Istanbul has marked the point where East meets West — a true crossroads of civilizations. Once known ...

Protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square lead to clashes as police detain demonstrators opposing President Erdogan and Mayor ...

Istanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosphorous ferries, paralysing Turkey's biggest city in a ...

The detainees included 10 minors and 11 lawyers. Almost all of the detentions were made to prevent groups from reaching the ...

Police arrested nearly 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday, with parts of Turkey's biggest city paralysed in a bid to prevent ...

The demonstrations, which marked the first major opposition rally since mass protests roiled the country last month over the ...

Police detained hundreds as leftist groups attempted to reach Taksim despite bans, while thousands joined a permitted May Day ...

Taksim Square – the heart of Istanbul – was under a tight lock down, with police and metal barriers along all roads leading to the area. Authorities were determined, perhaps this year more ...

Turkish Police Scuffle With May Day Protesters in Istanbul, Detain Hundreds ISTANBUL ... a ban on public gatherings and march towards Taksim Square. Unions and NGOs had called for protests ...