
AK Party Contests Election Results in Istanbul's Üsküdar District
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) filed two complaints challenging the election results for a new deputy mayor in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district.
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The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) filed two complaints challenging the election results for a new deputy mayor in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district.

Multiple mayors in Turkey, including the first female mayor of a former AKP stronghold and the mayor of Istanbul's Üsküdar district, have been detained as part of ongoing corruption investigations. These arrests are linked to alleged business irregularities and have also led to the detention of 15 other individuals.

Residents in Istanbul's Üsküdar district have been protesting a newly opened McDonald's branch for 204 days, pressuring authorities to revoke its license.

Sofia University has rejected accusations of antisemitism, declaring itself the target of a "defamatory and discrediting campaign" and accusing the Israeli ambassador of "gross interference in academic autonomy."

In Istanbul's Üsküdar, rising at a vantage point overlooking the Marmara Sea and the entrance to the Bosporus, the Ayazma Mosque stands as a remarkable example of 18th-century...

The Yeni Valide Mosque in Istanbul's Üsküdar district is highlighted as a distinctive architectural statement, bridging classical and Tulip Era design.

A man in Wales was jailed for keeping his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years while collecting her benefits. Separately, a Delhi man was arrested for killing his wife, and an Afghan man was charged with the murder of a British aid worker whose body was found in a suitcase.

The mayor of Istanbul's Üsküdar district, who became a symbol of change in Turkey's 2024 elections, is now reportedly experiencing repression from the government.

Several roads in Istanbul's Beşiktaş and Beyoğlu districts will be temporarily closed today, with additional restrictions planned for Üsküdar tomorrow. The closures are due to scheduled public events.

Twenty people, including municipal officials and contractors, have been detained as part of a corruption investigation targeting İstanbul’s Üsküdar Municipality, which is run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).

Istanbul's Valide-i Atik Mosque, a significant work of classical Ottoman architecture in Üsküdar, continues to serve as a place of worship and a historical landmark, particularly during Ramadan.

An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of Üsküdar District Mayor Sinem Dedetaş and three other suspects as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.

An art studio in Üsküdar, Istanbul, is highlighted as a quiet space where the city's history and daily life converge, offering a unique environment for artistic thought.

Suspects admitted to bribing municipal officials in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul.

I still remember my first Ramadan in Chicago. In 2018, when I moved from the historical shores of Üsküdar to the windy streets of this city, my greatest concern was not the cold we...

Dominating the waterfront of Istanbul's Üsküdar with its commanding position by the ferry docks, the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque remains one of the most prominent architectural mar...