Istanbul

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will perform at the Istanbul Ülker Sports Arena on Nov 16. Adams, who performed his first Istanbul concert on July 28, 1992, returns to the city after 27 years.

A major gastronomy event, Sirha Istanbul, which exhibits both food and non-food products, kicked off in Istanbul on Nov. 14 with a wide participation.

Design Week Turkey, an event introducing Turkish designers and contributing to design culture in the country, started in Istanbul.

Turkish authorities have slapped a travel ban on the wife of a former British intelligence officer who was found dead in Istanbul, judicial sources said on Nov. 14.

Istanbul was ranked 88th among the 100 world cities in terms of providing safety, infrastructure and fair prices to drivers.

Three years of restoration work on the roof of Istanbul's iconic railway station has been completed, and its historical clock is keeping good time again.

Former Foreign Minister Mümtaz Soysal, who passed away at the age of 90 on Nov. 11, was laid to rest in Istanbul on Nov. 13.

A mystery patron, who has been handing out thousands of Turkish Liras for months to residents of Istanbul's districts, has reemerged with many households in Istanbul's Tuzla district having now received donations.

Istanbul woke up to a thick blanket of fog covering the Bosphorus on Nov. 12.

Istanbul on Nov. 11 saw ceremonies honoring soldiers of the French Army, Muslim and Christian alike, killed during World War I.