Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.

Ukraine conducted the ninth stage of the prisoner exchange on 23 July, bringing seriously ill and wounded soldiers back home. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Quote: "Today, already the 9th stage of the exchange agreed in Istanbul took place.

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

With his signature Dadaist irreverence, the artist blends whimsy with menace and playfulness with subversion to unearth uncomfortable truths of our time.

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

The charges for which Istanbul's popular former mayor received a sentence — which stem from comments he made in January — predate his arrest.

Minas Avramidis worked in early 20th-century Kutahya, long after Iznik's kilns cooled but before global capital flattened local craft. He turned humble glazed earthenware into narrative tableaux: a Christian martyr haloed by florals; a moustachioed man raising a pistol in theatrical despair.

Hakan Calhanoglu is expected at Inter pre-season training on Wednesday, but his agent arrived in Istanbul this evening for meetings with Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. The midfielder’s situation remains up in the air, as while the Nerazzurri continue to insist he has never asked to walk away from his contract, the speculation drags on.

"This week, by holding talks with Putin and Trump, we will strive to see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.