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Six people have been killed and 53 injured after an explosion rocked Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare İstiklal Avenue, in an apparent bomb attack that a while ago Turkey’s president described as an act of terrorism. Speaking shortly before departing for Tuesday’s G20 summit in...

A rare snowstorm has hit Greece and Turkey, disrupting traffic, closing schools and coating tourists sites in white. This was the scene in Istanbul today. The ancient Temple of Hephaestus is also seen covered in snow today after a rare snowfall in Athens overnight.

Aircraft landing at Istanbul Atatürk airport during the storm suffered damage. Tennis ball-sized hail caused extensive damage to vehicles, aircraft, buildings and infrastructure in Istanbul yesterday July 27, 2017. Radar presentation of the storm and photographs indicate it was a supercell...

#Islamic State A mass shooting occurred at a nightclub in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey on 1 January 2017. The attack occurred at about 01:15 FET (UTC+3) at the Reina nightclub in Ortaköy, where hundreds of people were celebrating the New Year. At least 39 people were...