Russia accuses Ukraine of 鈥榩ostponing鈥� POW swap
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale prisoner swap and the repatriation of the bodies of dead soldiers they had agreed on during peace talks in Istanbul...
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Diplomatic chess, Ukraine the pawn
AS WAS universally expected, little came out of Istanbul this week, where Ukrainian and Russian delegations met with the ostensible purpose of exploring a negotiated settlement of the proxy war the US provoked three years ago...
Powerful quake hits off Istanbul coast
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with the impact felt across Turkey鈥檚 largest city where people rushed onto the streets...
Turkey detains Istanbul mayor, Erdogan鈥檚 main rival
Turkish police detained Istanbul鈥檚 powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu early Wednesday as part of a corruption probe, a move his opposition CHP party slammed as a 鈥榗oup鈥�...
2 managers of crypto platform OmegaPro arrested in Turkey
Two managers of a now-defunct crypto trading platform have been arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media reported Friday...
Lionised in London
WHOEVER designed Istanbul airport must have been inspired by the phrase: 鈥榃alk that extra mile鈥�. Passengers have to walk over endless travelators until they reach the immigration counters. Turkey admits only the fittest...
Turkey therapy dogs join Istanbul Airport staff
Six-year-old Kuki and one-and-a-half-year old Alita recently joined the staff of Istanbul Airport, one of the busiest in the world, with a mission to provide solace for stressed travellers...