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Two people are killed and two others are injured after a fire in a church in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.
2023-01-23

The caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is arrested in Istanbul, Turkey.
2022-05-26

A Turkish court sentences ISIL militant Abdulkadir Masharipov to life imprisonment, plus an additional 1,368 years in prison, for killing 39 people and injuring 79 more at an Istanbul nightclub in 2017.
2020-09-7

A train en route to Istanbul from Bulgaria derails in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring 73.
2018-07-8

A court in Istanbul issues a warrant for the seizure of MV "Vitaspirit", a Maltese tanker that crashed into a historic waterfront mansion on the Bosphorus on April 7, until the mansion's owners receive US$50 million.
2018-04-10

The United States orders all civilian staff family members to leave its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, due to increasing threats from terrorist organizations.
2016-10-30

Turkey deports British academic Chris Stephenson, a computer science lecturer at Bilgi University in Istanbul, who is charged with making terrorism propaganda. The UK Foreign Office said it was providing assistance; there has been no comment from Turkish officials.
2016-03-16

A snowstorm in the Turkish city of Istanbul leads to the closure of Istanbul Atatürk Airport, causes the cancellation of 300 Turkish Airlines flights and closes the Bosphorus Strait to shipping.
2015-02-18

Turkish protestors are removed from Gezi Park in Taksim Square, Istanbul, in a violent crackdown by police after days of anti-government unrest.
2013-05-31

Two Iranian aid ships begin departing for Gaza, one from Khorramshahr and one from Istanbul. Egypt grants permission for 70 Iranian MPs to visit Gaza.
2010-06-14