Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

ISTANBUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges ...

The construction of the main structure of the world’s tallest bridge has been completed in China. The suspension bridge in southwestern Guizhou province is almost twice the height of the Eiffel ...

A contract for a third bridge was awarded on May 30, but this will be constructed at the northern end of the Bosphorus. Meanwhile many of Istanbul's 13 million inhabitants depend on a multiplicity of ...

Former England footballer Wayne Bridge has pulled out of his fight with KSI after the YouTuber "crossed the line" with remarks about his ex-girlfriend's alleged affair with former team-mate John ...

It makes sense. Segmented by waterways, Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans two continents: the Bosphorus strait divides it into halves. One is connected to the European continent ...

The Bosphorus crosses Istanbul, a city of 20m inhabitants. The government in Ankara had argued that breaches of the G7 price cap could mean that tankers lose insurance coverage, which would ...