An appeals court in Turkey has ruled to lift the block on popular transportation application Uber. The news was confirmed on Uber’s Turkey Twitter account on Christmas Eve. In their first post since April 2020, Uber Türkiye wrote: “We are very pleased the block on Uber in Turkey has been cance...
Nine patients have died following an explosion and fire on an intensive care ward treating coronavirus patients in southeast Turkey. The fire was triggered by an oxygen ventilator exploding at the SANKO University Hospital in Gaziantep. Eight of the nine victims, whose ages were between 65-85...
Debates have been raging for weeks in Turkey about the extent of coronavirus infections and deaths, with the government resisting announcing the actual numbers. In September, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca was forced to admit that the daily statistics released were not the total number of infecti...
British diplomatic staff in Ankara and Istanbul fell silent on Friday morning to remember twelve of their colleagues who died in a terror attack at the British Consulate in Istanbul seventeen years ago. The twelve were among 15 victims who were killed when a lorry loaded with explosives was deton...
A court in Diyarbakır has found a police officer not guilty of killing Kemal Kurkurt, a young man shot dead during the Nevruz celebrations in 2017. The Diyarbakır Seventh Heavy Penal Court acquitted the policeman, identified only by his initials Y.Ş., despite overwhelming evidence disputing the o...
Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix lived up to all expectations. A thrilling race fought in wet, difficult conditions that saw Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton come from sixth on the grid to win and claim the seventh World Drivers’ title of his career. Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel...
You’ve no doubt heard of the castles St. Hilarion, Buffavento, and Kantara. Perched along the Girne/ Kyrenia mountain range, these formidable and unique structures – Buffavento the most commanding of them all – lay testament to centuries of history amidst the cool air, lush forestry, and the most im...
After a nine year absence, Formula 1 (F1) returns to Istanbul for Round 14 of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Turkish Grand Prix. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton comes into the race in fine form, His victory at Imola, Italy, a fortnight ago gives him an 85-point lead against his nearest...
Official data shows Turks were holding record amounts of foreign currencies (forex) and gold totalling $221.04 billion during the last week of October. The data, from Turkey’s Central Bank, reflects the ongoing woes of the Turkish lira, which has lost 30% of its value against the dollar since the...
Passengers have flocked to use Istanbul’s new Mecidiyeköy–Mahmutbey extension after it opened at midday today, Wednesday 28 October. The 18 km extension forms part of the M7 metro line that runs from Kabataş to Mahmutbey on the European side of the city, connecting eight districts of Istanbul....
