Staring into a TV camera, I say, "Istanbul is one of the world's great cities, period. For thousands of years, this point, where East meets West, has been the crossroads of civilizations. Few places on earth have seen more history than this sprawling metropolis on the Bosphorus."
Turkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.
Thousands of mourners were joined Monday by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the funerals of victims killed in Sunday's double bombing in Istanbul.
The death toll from two deadly explosions in Turkey continued to rise early Monday as government officials confirmed 15 deaths and more than 150 injuries.
Two consecutive bombs struck a residential neighborhood of Istanbul Sunday, killing 17 people
Turkish police have detained four people in connection with Wednesday's "terrorist" attack outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, the interior minister said Thursday.
A Turkish government official says there are signs that the gunmen who attacked the U.S. consulate in Istanbul might have been inspired by al-Qaeda but there is no firm evidence yet
The shootout outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul which left six people dead was an "obvious act of terrorism," the U.S. ambassador to Turkey says.
Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaeda stormed a guard post at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three police and three assailants
Armed men attacked a police guardpost outside the US consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials called it a terrorist attack and said three officers and three of the assailants were killed
Staring into a TV camera, I say, "Istanbul is one of the world's great cities, period. For thousands of years, this point, where East meets West, has been the crossroads of civilizations. Few places on earth have seen more history than this sprawling metropolis on the Bosphorus."
Turkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.
Thousands of mourners were joined Monday by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the funerals of victims killed in Sunday's double bombing in Istanbul.
The death toll from two deadly explosions in Turkey continued to rise early Monday as government officials confirmed 15 deaths and more than 150 injuries.
Two consecutive bombs struck a residential neighborhood of Istanbul Sunday, killing 17 people
Turkish police have detained four people in connection with Wednesday's "terrorist" attack outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, the interior minister said Thursday.
A Turkish government official says there are signs that the gunmen who attacked the U.S. consulate in Istanbul might have been inspired by al-Qaeda but there is no firm evidence yet
The shootout outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul which left six people dead was an "obvious act of terrorism," the U.S. ambassador to Turkey says.
Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaeda stormed a guard post at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three police and three assailants
Armed men attacked a police guardpost outside the US consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials called it a terrorist attack and said three officers and three of the assailants were killed
Heikki Kovalainen showed no ill-effects of his high speed crash in Barcelona as he set the second fastest time in opening free practice for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
Turkish riot police attacked hundreds of workers with clubs, tear gas and water cannons to prevent them taking part in a May Day march in Istanbul that was banned by the government.
A blast ripped through a building in an industrial neighborhood of Istanbul on Thursday, leaving at least 19 people dead, authorities told CNN.
A Nobel-winning novelist is on the alleged hit list of targets singled out for speaking about Turkey's treatment of its minorities
A passenger train derailed in Turkey Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50 others, CNN-Turk reported.
Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly the air -- heated by millions of watts of electric bulbs -- is several degrees warmer. Like carnivorous flowers, merchants seduce from glittering shops. They say, "Welcome to the Grand Bazaar."
Turkish authorities said they foiled an apparent bomb attack in Istanbul on Monday when they discovered plastic bags with explosives near a ticket stand.
A renowned nuclear physics professor and a six-week-old baby, due to meet her grandparents for the first time, were among the 57 people killed when a plane crashed in southern Turkey early Friday, agency reports have said.
Authorities in Turkey are investigating a plane crash on Friday that killed all 57 people on board, including a renowned nuclear physics professor and a six-week-old baby.
Sitting down in the yellow "taksi" at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport and seeing the welcoming grin of the unshaven driver who greeted me with "Merhaba" (hello), I just blurted out, "Cok guzel." I forgot I remembered the phrase. It just came to me -- like a baby shouts for joy. I was back and it was "beautiful" indeed.
The world champions might not yet make it, but the champions of Europe at least will definitely be waltzing their way towards Austria and Switzerland next summer to defend their crown.
Turkish police Tuesday defused a bomb inside a vehicle in a multi-level parking lot that would have affected a nearly two-mile (three-kilometer) radius, authorities said.
European Sports Magazines' Andrea de Pauli recently caught up with AC Milan star Kak� about the team's sensational run to last season's European Cup triumph, the Brazilian national team and those nagging Real Madrid rumors.
Recent visitors to Istanbul could hardly have failed to notice the predominance of flags and banners in blue and yellow stretched out amid the bazaars of Sultanahmet, and fluttering from seafront terraces along the Bosphorus.
Russian top seed Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals of the WTA Istanbul tournament with a hard-won victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday.
ATHENS, Greece -- When Carlo Ancelotti walked out into the interviewing area after winning his second Champions League as AC Milan boss, he stopped for a minute, pursed his lips and scanned the assembled reporters, his eyes beginning to water ever so slightly.
Rescuers Thursday freed a girl and a man from the rubble of a multistory apartment building that collapsed in Istanbul, apparently as construction workers tried to tear down a building next door.
The teenage suspect who confessed to gunning down a Turkish-Armenian journalist last week has no connection to any organized group, Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah said Monday.
The teenage suspect arrested for allegedly gunning down a controversial Turkish journalist has confessed he killed him and has no regrets, the official state-run news agency Anatolia reported Sunday.
Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of outspoken Turkish journalist Hrant Dink after a 32-hour search, authorities said Sunday.
Snipers and police security teams took up positions around Ankara airport as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country.
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday began his visit to Turkey -- his first to a Muslim country -- with a message urging "dialogue" between Christians and Muslims as he moved to ease anger over his perceived criticism of Islam.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused of snubbing Pope Benedict on his first official trip to a Muslim country, says he has agreed to meet the pontiff when he arrives in Ankara on Tuesday.
A demonstration by about 50 people protesting Pope Benedict XVI's approaching visit to Turkey was broken up by police in Istanbul on Wednesday, CNN Turk reported.
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Turkish author Orhan Pamuk -- recently facing prosecution in a Turkish court for remarks he made about the killings of Armenians nearly a century ago -- won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature.
From under a Byzantine cloak proudly emblazoned with ancient treasures, Istanbul is emerging as a modern metropolis to rival the capitals of the two continents it straddles. While the present-day incarnation of Constantinople remains a gateway between Europe and Asia as well as Christianity and Islam, the cluttered shores of the Bosphorus are as likely to echo to the sound of modern dance beats as they are to the mystic chants of twirling dervishes. Modern Turkey's founding father Ataturk may have transferred the power to Ankara, but his efforts to thrust the country into the modern age revived Istanbul's fortunes, securing it a future place in the European Union. The cafes where life once passed lazily by are now buzzing with creativity borne of the city's cultural melting pot, nevertheless, traditional Turkish hospitality survives, as do the bustling bazaars where vendors haggle hard to extract their tourist dollars.
Italian officials are questioning a Turkish man who hijacked a Turkish jetliner with 113 people aboard Tuesday and forced it to fly to Italy, where the passengers and crew were released unharmed.
A blast at the Turkish resort town of Antalya has killed at least three people and injured 18 others, police said, the fifth explosion to hit the country in less than 24 hours.
A series of bombings on Turkey's Mediterranean coast and in the commercial center of Istanbul has left 27 people wounded, including 10 British tourists, officials report.
On Saturday evenings, all of Istanbul seems to stroll along Istiklal Caddesi, a pedestrian avenue in the Beyoglu district. Couples, packs of young men, and extended families share the sidewalks with lottery ticket vendors, men roasting corncobs on street carts and café singers belting pop tunes.
An explosion at a rifle range in Istanbul left 14 people injured on Thursday, according to local media reports.
A massive fire that swept through a cargo area at Ataturk International Airport has been blamed on sparks from a welding operation.
Former world No.1 Maria Sharapova will arrive for the French Open, starting in just over a week, without having played a match on clay this year.
American Nicky Hayden eclipsed MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi in practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Friday.
It may not be the longest train journey in the world, a record currently held by the 9,288.2 km (5,787 miles) Trans-Siberian Railway.
A bomb blast in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, has injured 14 people, police say.
The Scene spent the day in Istanbul with fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. Do you have a favorite hangout in the Turkish city? Send us your suggestions and read your comments below.
In Istanbul, ancient and modern collide on the banks of the Bosphorus. But it's not just where Europe and Asia meet. I meet Hussein Chalayan at his hotel to talk through the film. He introduces me to his mother, his aunt, his partner and then his personal assistant. They are all coming on the shoot!
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The Scene talks to maverick designer Hussein Chalayan about being inspired by Istanbul's collision of cultures.
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FIFA could consider scrapping the playing of national anthems before international matches, said president Sepp Blatter in Zurich.
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Germany will be without captain Michael Ballack again on Wednesday when they play China in Hamburg.
Title challengers McLaren looked ominously quick when the wail of Formula One engines echoed around Istanbul's new circuit for the first time.
A couple leaving a wedding party was killed and five people were injured early Thursday when a trash bin exploded in the Pendik district of Istanbul, according to Turkey's state-run news agency Anatolia.
Turkish police, assisted by British and Italian colleagues, are on high alert as fans flock to Istanbul for Wednesday night's Champions' League final between Liverpool and AC Milan.
Thursday's blasts outside the British Consulate in New York are the latest in a long line of attempted strikes at Britain's diplomatic posts abroad.
The Rio Grand Prix has been dropped from the MotoGP calendar for the 2005 season and replaced by the first Turkish Grand Prix.
Turkish veterinarian Dr. Tashin Yesildere is stuck in holiday traffic. But it is not the cars that have him worked up -- it's the roadside tents of sheep and cows on sale for the Feast of the Sacrifice, known as "Bayram" in his country.
An historic crossroads between European and Asian cultures, Turkey is better known for the exotic bazaars and ancient monuments of old Istanbul than for its factories.
Security threats forced two passenger jets operated by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines to make emergency landings in Budapest Sunday.
A Lufthansa jet en route from Istanbul to Frankfurt has made an emergency landing in Budapest after airline officials received a security threat, an airline spokesman said.
At least six people have been killed and as many as 40 injured as two passenger trains crashed in northwestern Turkey, according to media reports.
Two separate terror groups have claimed to have mounted the explosions in Istanbul which killed two people Tuesday.
An Islamic group with links to al Qaeda has claimed to have mounted explosions in Istanbul which killed two people Tuesday.
Near-simultaneous explosions hit two Istanbul hotels early Tuesday, killing two people, and another attack unsuccessfully targeted gas tanks at a fuel storage depot.
Three crew members of a high speed train that derailed in Turkey killing 36 people and injuring 81 have been arrested, CNN Turk television reported.
The train that derailed Thursday night east of Istanbul was traveling faster than it should have been, the Turkish transportation minister says.
At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a high-speed train derailed in northwestern Turkey, according to a health ministry official.
Five people were killed Friday in a suspected bomb attack against the convoy of the governor of eastern Turkey's Van province.
Iraq has entered its first full day under the leadership of a newly sovereign interim government, beginning a transformation that its prime minister calls "a major task" likely to take many years.
Iraq's interim government was sworn in Monday after the United States returned sovereignty to the nation two days ahead of schedule.
Treasurys rallied and the dollar fell Thursday as a report on durable goods proved to be weaker than expected, adding to speculation that the Federal Reserve would shy away from an aggressive interest rate hike.
Four people have been killed and at least a dozen injured after a bomb carried by a woman exploded on a bus near Istanbul University Hospital, authorities say.
A small bomb attached to an anti-NATO banner injured a policeman in Istanbul Tuesday, less than a week before a NATO summit meeting begins in the city.
Turkish customs officials have discovered containers of weapons -- including a rocket-launching pad -- on a ship traveling from Ukraine to Egypt, CNNTurk.com has reported.
A bomb exploded outside a McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul Thursday evening, and authorities defused two homemade bombs outside one of the company's restaurants in Rome, police in Turkey and Italy said.
The International Olympic Committee will announce on Tuesday the shortlist of candidates to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Four small explosions have targeted offices of a British-owned bank in Turkey just ahead of a visit by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Four small explosions have hit the Turkish cities Ankara and Istanbul, targeting offices of a British-owned bank, HSBC.
Turkish officials say police have foiled a bomb plot targeting a NATO summit in Istanbul that will be attended by world leaders including U.S. President George W. Bush.
Britain has closed its embassy in Algiers and moved its operations into the Hilton Hotel this weekend, in response to an ongoing security assessment following last November's bombings in Istanbul which ripped through the British Consulate, a British Foreign Office spokeswoman said Sunday.
Investigators were combing through debris in a search for clues to a bombing of an Istanbul Masonic lodge that left two people dead and seven others wounded.
A bomb has torn through a Masonic lodge in Istanbul, killing at least two people and wounding at least seven others.
Newly-installed UEFA chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson swept aside all security fears when he confirmed that the 2005 Champions League final will be in Istanbul.
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