Istanbul
Man Utd braced for Galatasaray cauldron
Thirty years after Manchester United left Galatasaray with their Champions League hopes in tatters on one of the most notorious nights in the club's history, they will return to 'hell' for another do-or-die clash with the Turkish team.
Can old school stand the test of evolving times?
It shouldn't come as a massive surprise if the Piacenza-born tactician lands the biggest prize of all in Istanbul on Saturday night, even though Manchester City will definitely go into the game as the favourites.
Man City, Inter Milan set for Champions League final showdown
The match at the 75,000-seat Ataturk Olympic Stadium, kicks off at 10:00pm (1900 GMT) in the Turkish metropolis and brings the curtain down on a season that has stretched almost into mid-June after the long interruption for the World Cup
Haaland 'not stressed' by goal drought ahead of CL final
The Norwegian smashed the Premier League record for goals in a single campaign, with 36, and has helped take City to within one game of a historic treble after also lifting the FA Cup
A glimpse of the Istanbul we don’t know
Here was a woman who was but a dot amidst the throngs of people who watched the Bosphorus Bridge being opened in October 1973, as fireworks erupted over a Turkey that now seamed Asia to Europe.
1901 feels a lot like 2020 in Orhan Pamuk’s latest novel
How Mingherians responded to the infectious plague in 1901 isn’t altogether different from our response to the Covid-19. They too hid their patients in fear of stigma and isolation.
Pirlo hoping to relaunch coaching career
A year after being sacked by Juventus in the wake of a disappointing first season in charge, Italy great Andrea Pirlo is aiming to relaunch his coaching career on the banks of the Bosphorus with unfashionable Istanbul club Fatih Karagumruk.
Round-trip economy ticket of Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flight to cost Tk 1.80 lakh
The much-awaited Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ Dhaka-Toronto flight will finally start operating from tomorrow (July 27, 2022).
Erdogan suffers major setbacks in local elections in Turkey's big cities
Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan suffers stunning setbacks in local elections as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time since the party's founding in 2001, and was on course to lose the biggest prize of all, Istanbul.
12 hours in Istanbul
Istanbul is easily one of my favourite cities—it's one I have no qualms about visiting time and again, visa permitting. So when I found out that Turkish Airlines provides free Istanbul city tours, with food and transportation for all Turkish airlines passengers transiting through Istanbul for six hours or over...
Raonic and Cilic to slug out Istanbul final
Big servers Milos Raonic and Marin Cilic set up a heavyweight final at the Istanbul Open when they come through their semi-finals with ease.
Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44: Health Minister
The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday.
Taking Turkey seriously
Istanbul, in western Turkey, is one of Europe's great cities. As Constantinople, it was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and after its capture and renaming by Mehmed II in 1453, it served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire for nearly another 500 years.
Turkish PM says Ankara sees no compromise with the US over Gulen extradition
Turkey's prime minister says that Ankara cannot compromise with the United States over its request for the extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen which it blames for orchestrating last month's attempted coup.
During Turkey coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in sights yet let it fly on
At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets are reported to have Erdogan's plane in their sights, and yet he was able to fly on.
Turkey coup attempt: Thousands of police officers suspended
Turkish officials say that nearly 8,000 police officers have been suspended, reportedly on suspicion of having links to the failed coup attempt at the weekend.
Turkey regains control after deadly anti-Erdogan coup bid
Turkish authorities say they have regained control of the country after thwarting a coup attempt by discontented soldiers to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that claimed more than 250 lives.
Istanbul airport attackers 'Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz'
Three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 43 people in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul are Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals, Turkish official say.
Istanbul airport attack: At least 36 dead and dozens injured
Gun and bomb attacks on main Istanbul airport kill 36 people and injure 140 more. Three gunmen blew themselves up after cops fired at them.