Istanbul

A thick blanket of fog has covered Istanbul. Click through for photos shot by news agencies early Feb. 19 in Turkey’s largest city...

Istanbul officials are increasing efforts to ensure the good health of the street animals, and thereby of the residents who come into contact with them. Click through for the AFP story in photos...

A three-story derelict building in Istanbul's Balat neighborhood collapsed on Feb. 16. No injuries have been reported yet.

Istanbul's Governor's Office has released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the building had been cordoned off previously as a "precautionary measure."

An Istanbul court on Feb. 14 ordered the arrest of two people in connection with deadly building collapse in the city last week.

Turkish police seized around 80 kilograms (some 176 pounds) of cocaine in an Istanbul port, officials said on Feb. 14.

Three people were detained on Feb. 14 as part of an investigation conducted by a prosecutor into the collapse of a building in Istanbul's Kartal district which killed 21 people.

Turkey's government will sell cheaper vegetables and fruits online besides their sales at physical points-of-sale set up in a number of districts by municipalities in the capital Ankara and Istanbul as part of efforts to fight against excessive price hikes which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently described as "food terrorism."

Bulgaria's prime minister met on Feb. 12 with a Turkish architect who restored the Bulgarian St. Stephen Orthodox Church in Istanbul, saying that the structure shines once more, according to the country's cabinet press service.

Four apartment buildings in the northern Turkish province of Rize have started to lean amid growing worries in the wake of a deadly collapse in Istanbul. Click through for the story in photos...

Istanbul police seized 2 tons of marijuana during an anti-narcotics operation on Feb. 12, Turkey's interior minister said.