Tag: Istanbul
New English travel curbs for Turkey jeopardize CL final
LONDON — The ability for Turkey to stage the all-English Champions League final has been placed into jeopardy after England added the country to...
Man City follows Milan path to final from UEFA legal clash
GENEVA — The club UEFA wanted banned from the Champions League before the season has gone all the way to the final.
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Turkish police say top Islamic State group figure captured
ISTANBUL — A close aide of killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been caught in Istanbul, police said Sunday.
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Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...
Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final
NYON, Switzerland — The Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29 should not be affected by a near three-week lockdown in Turkey to...
F1’s Canadian GP replaced by Turkish GP amid pandemic
MONTREAL — Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix has been canceled for the second year in a row amid coronavirus restrictions and will be replaced...
Full COVID-19 lockdown adds to financial strain in Turkey
ISTANBUL — As cases and deaths soar, Turkey’s president has instructed people to stay home for nearly three weeks and shut down many businesses...
Turks demonstrate against Biden’s Armenian genocide decision
ISTANBUL — A small group of Turkish protestors gathered outside the American consulate in Istanbul Monday to protest U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to...
Turkey detains dozens for alleged cryptocurrency fraud
ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange that is being accused of defrauding investors,...
Turkey probes cryptocurrency exchange for possible $2B fraud
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange Thursday over allegations it may have defrauded some 390,000 investors of an...