Turkiye’s latest engineering feat, the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, has entered the record books as the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world. With a span measuring two-kilometres (1.25 mile), or 2,023 metres, between its two distinctive red towers, the suspension bridge is 32 metres longe...
There’s good news for people travelling to Britain from Turkey, the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) and other international destinations. The British government is removing all remaining COVID-19 international travel restrictions for passengers from 4am Friday, 18 March. The rules apply...
On 10 March, the team behind four times Formula 1 World Champion driver Sebastian Vettel unveiled his new helmet. The words “No War” were blazed across one side, a dove on the other, with narrow strips of flags adorning the base of the helmet. Blue and yellow stripes – the colours of Ukrai...
Marked on 8 March every year, the International Women's Day (IWD) is a global event to celebrate women's achievements and also to demand women's equality. In Istanbul there was again an air of defiance among the metropolis’ women. Each year, in Turkiye as in other parts of the world, many notable...
Over a third of all lakes in Göller Yöresi (the Lakes Region of Turkey) have dried out, according to one of the country’s leading conservation experts. Dr Erol Kesici Dr Erol Kesici, a Scientific Advisor to the Turkish Nature Conservation Association (Türkiye, Tabiatını Koruma Derneği, TTKD),...
Staff at the BBC Istanbul bureau are holding a one day strike today, after talks between BBC management and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) broke down. The parties had been in negotiations over a new collective labour deal that would give parity to local journalists and their international...
Hüseyin Erdinç has music running in his DNA. Inspired by his father, Kelebekler violinist and saz player Erdinç Hüseyin, he first picked up a guitar aged five and has gone on to master multiple instruments. Now aged 31, Hüseyin’s instrument of choice is the saz, a long-necked lute that is also kn...
This week, the colour orange has become a beacon of hope for children suffering from leukaemia, with buildings in Turkey lighting up in orange and people wearing orange masks to raise awareness about the illness. The campaign, #lösemili1çocuğunhayali, is being run by LÖSEV, Turkey’s leading chari...
A major diplomatic crisis involving the ambassadors of ten countries in Ankara has been averted. The ambassadors had been threatened with expulsion from Turkey after making a critical statement about jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had d...
