Turkish FM Hakan Fidan delivered a bold speech at the Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Istanbul. He highlighted Turkey’s role, Trump’s backing, and the urgent push for a leaders’ summit. Fidan revealed prisoner exchanges and hinted at real progress.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was sending a Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul for another face-to-face with Russian representatives.

Turkish authorities escalated their crackdown on the opposition-run Istanbul municipality Saturday over alleged corruption charges, detaining 30 people.

People in Istanbul's Ortakoy district enjoy a popular dish, stuffed baked potato known as “kumpir,” ahead of the International Day of Potato on Friday.

Negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul (Turkey) have just ended, the parties have exchanged documents, a new prisoner release

Turkey's economy is expected to have grown by 2.3% in the first quarter and by 3% for 2025 as a whole, lower than government forecasts, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.