Istanbul

A trustee panel was appointed to the Gülen-linked Zaman group on March 4 upon the request of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

A large group of people gathered in front of the Zaman headquarters in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul upon the news of the appointment of a trustee panel.

Do?an Publishing Group representative Mehmet Ali Yalç?nda? and the deputy chair of the Do?an Media Group's Publishing Principles Committee, Volkan Vural, have paid a visit to the office building of daily Yeni Akit, which was targeted in an armed attack early Feb. 11, to express their sorrow and show solidarity against terror.

Istanbul has witnessed an epidemic of teahouse shootings over the past three days that have killed at least three people and injured several others, with two more people wounded in the latest gunfire at a teahouse in Istanbul's Sultangazi district on Feb. 3.

An Istanbul court arrested 10 people with suspected links to the suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square on Jan. 12 over charges of "being a member of a terrorist organization" and "voluntary manslaughter."

A total of 16 Syrians with suspected links to the suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square on Jan. 12 have been questioned by officials and sent to an Istanbul court, where they could be charged with membership of a terrorist organization.

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is prepared to take steps in order to contain likely criticism in regards to inaction regarding the expansion of fundamental freedoms and rights amid an agenda dominated by terrorist attacks and counterterrorism operations.

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said on Jan. 14 that there are now seven detained suspects with links to the Jan. 12 attack in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet Square, which left 10 German tourists killed and 15 others wounded.

A dead toddler whose body was recovered off the shore of Istanbul's European neighborhood of Ortaköy has been identified as a Syrian child who was reported missing on Dec. 16.

Istanbul Homicide Bureau launched an investigation on Dec. 29 in order to identify the dead child who was believed to be 3 or 4 years of age. 

I am from Istanbul. I have lived almost my entire life here. My family is also from Istanbul. I don't have a village back in Anatolia. My hometown is Istanbul and my village is Kad?köy. And I can assure you that Ba?ak?ehir is not Istanbul.

A local court in Turkey has decreased a double life sentence jail term to 50 years for a man who said in court he "regretted" murdering two young women with a rifle, also taking into account the respectful stance of the murderer during the trial, which constituted wearing a suit and tie.