Istanbul nightclub attack: family of suspected shooter held in police custody

The family of the man suspected of attacking an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has been taken into Turkish police custody, the nation's media said on Tuesday.

Turkish police arrests 8 suspects in Istanbul night club attack

Eight people suspected in the New Year eve’s terrorist attack at Reina night club in Istanbul have been detained by Turkish police, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Monday.

Police launch manhunt after 39 people killed in Istanbul nightclub attack

Police in Istanbul have launched a manhunt for a gunman who killed at least 39 people, many of them foreigners, at a nightclub packed with New Year's revellers, in an attack officials described as a terrorist act.

Kurdish militant group claims deadly Istanbul stadium bombings

 Kurdish militant group Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) said on Sunday that it carried out twin bombings killed 38 people near an Istanbul football stadium the night before, according to several reports.

Erdogan: Istanbul Terror Attack Plotters Aimed for Maximum Number of Casualties

After two blasts rocked Istanbul on Saturday night, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a statement, claiming the incident was a terrorist attack aimed to kill a maximum number of people.

Besiktas stadium: At least 29 killed and more than 160 others wounded

Two explosions have hit the Turkish city of Istanbul, killing at least 29 people, mostly police personnel, and wounding more than 160 others, according to authorities.

At least 13 dead in blasts near Istanbul stadium

At least 13 people were killed in Istanbul on Saturday night when a bomb ripped through a crowd in the heart of Istanbul, authorities said.

At Least 20 Injured After Two Large Explosions Rock Istanbul

At least 20 people have been wounded in two large explosions in Turkey.

Istanbul police break up protest with tear gas, plastic bullets

Istanbul police on Saturday used tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets to break up a protest by hundreds of people against the arrest of pro-Kurdish Turkish deputies.

US orders families of consulate staff in Istanbul (Constantinople) to leave for security reasons

The United States ordered Saturday family members of employees in the US Consulate General in Istanbul (Constantinople) to leave due to security concerns.

UN chief slams deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed 11 people, voicing his hope that "the perpetrators of this despicable terrorist attack will be identified and brought to justice."  

Regarding Constantinople

Although some are under the impression that there are international treaties which define the status in Constantinople, nothing is further than the truth, as there was nothing specific that occurred after the fall in 1453.

Major Istanbul soccer match postponed over 'serious' security threat

A match scheduled to take place on Sunday between Istanbul soccer rivals Galatasary and Fenerbahce was postponed after authorities received credible intelligence of a 'serious' security threat.

Istanbul bomber may have been ISIL or PKK - Turkish officials

New evidence suggests that the suicide bomber behind March 19's attack in Istanbul may have come from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Turkish officials said.

Four die in Istanbul suicide bomb attack (video)

Four people, including the bomber, were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack on a major shopping street in Istanbul today.

Sultanahmet suicide bomber identified as Saudi ‘asylum seeker’

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suicide bomber who killed 10 tourists by blowing himself up in Istanbul’s touristic Sultanahmet Square has been identified as a Saudi national who recently appealed to a district directorate of migration management to seek asylum in Turkey.

'No Reason' to Believe Terrorist Act in Istanbul Against Germans. No reason to abandon trips to Turkey.

There is no reason to believe that the terrorist act in Istanbul that left 10 dead and 15 injured was directed specifically against Germans, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Wednesday.

Turkey observes 16th anniversary of Marmara quake

 Crowds gathered in the town of Golcuk on Monday to remember the tens of thousands of victims of Turkey’s 1999 Marmara earthquake.

Istanbul no more prepared for earthquake than it was 1999

Only a few days ahead of the 16th anniversary of the deadly Marmara earthquake, the head of the Istanbul branch of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has said the city is no better prepared for an earthquake than it was back in 1999.

Attackers Fire on US Consulate in Istanbul

Two attackers shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday, but managed to escape the scene after police returned fire.