Since opening on December 11, 2004, Istanbul Modern, spectacularly situated on the Bosphorus with a view of the Ottoman-era Topkapi Palace, has become a symbol of 21st century Istanbul, open to outside influences but proud of its past. Photo: AFP...
Jin News Agency, from the Kurdish word for woman "Jin", focuses on Kurdish and womens issues and publishes in Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic and English. Photo: Jin newsenglish Twitter...
For five years, Istanbul Haydarpasa railway station has not seen any train traffic after being shut for restoration work and a major upgrade of Turkey's railway network. Photo: AFP...
“Just a Dictator” is an extended monologue delivered by the ruler of an unspecified country about his rise to power. As the dictator speaks, chants of angry protesters can be heard approaching his residence, but do little to intimidate him. Photo: AP...
Refuse collectors in a district of the Turkish capital, Ankara, have opened a library stocked with thousands of discarded books thrown out with the rubbish. Photo: AFP...
Since the coup attempt, more than 50,000 people, including civil servants and security personnel, have been jailed pending trial and some 150,000 suspended or dismissed from their jobs. Photo: Reuters...
The 57-member OIC gathered in Istanbul to discuss and form a joint stance against United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Photo: Reuters
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The sight of thousands of amateur anglers crammed shoulder-to-shoulder on the Galata Bridge and on the banks of the Bosphorus all the way from the Marmara to the Black Sea is, for many, one of the iconic images of Istanbul. Photo: AFP...
The suspect, Koral Karsan, lives in Turkey and is currently out of reach of German law enforcement, police said as they presented the late Beatle's rediscovered personal effects at a press conference. Photo: AFP...
Erdogan said the cutting-edge building would give new life to Taksim Square in central Istanbul, which was the hub for mass protests against his rule in 2013 sparked by an urban development project in the nearby Gezi park. Photo: AFP...
Nuriye Gulmen, a literature professor, and Semih Ozakca, a primary school teacher, who have been on hunger strike after they both lost their jobs in a crackdown following a failed July coup against President Tayyip Erdogan, take part in a protest against a government purge in Ankara, Turkey. Photo: Reuters...
The detention in July of the activists, who also include a German and Swedish national, deepened tensions between Ankara and European Union leaders who fear that Turkey is sliding toward greater authoritarianism under President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Yahoo News...
Kadri Gursel, who has worked as a journalist and columnist for three decades, walked free from prison last month after 330 days behind bars. Photo: AFP...
In “Dear World”, to be published on Tuesday, eight-year-old Bana Alabed, who now lives in Turkey, delivers an unadulterated account of war through the eyes of a child. Photo: Reuters...
The family was picked up earlier this week by plain-clothed officers, according to an eyewitness, who said the group was blindfolded and bound before being loaded into trucks and taken away. Photo: Twitter...
As journalists are arrested and democracy diminishes in Turkey, the Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul art events won't be pulling any political punches. Photo: Lungiswa Gqunta...
Located at the heart of the capital city of Lahore, the Istanbul Chowk (Istanbul Square) has added vibrant colours to the already rich architecture of the country's cultural hub in recent years. Photo: Flickr/Kaleem Ullah...