Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, dismissing what he called “threats” from other countries. read more

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos joined activists in Istanbul Wednesday for a vigil outside the Saudi consulate where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered a year ago. read more

It is the first time that Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has publicly indicated personal accountability for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by operatives seen as close to him. read more

The Reds have reached the last two Champions League finals, beating Tottenham in the Spanish capital in June after losing to Real Madrid 12 months earlier. read more

Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the massive 17th-century Blue Mosque and the circa-1460 Topkapi Palace, former home of sultans. read more

The two are part of a card cloning gang and their two associates had already escaped to Istanbul, Assam police officers have said. read more

Officers from the Assam Police told HT that the accused – Emrah Igdi, 33 and Abdul Halik Yurgan, 42 – have around 46 cases against them in Assam and are a part of an international card-cloning racket. read more

Canadian author Atwood has been nominated to the six-person list for The Testaments, her hotly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale due out later this month. Rushdie, who is nominated for Quichotte, won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his book Midnight’s... read more

The delicate, impeccably detailed miniature paintings of Hasan Kale often require a magnifying glass to be able to see the nuances but can take months to complete. read more

“I don’t know where Adrian was two weeks ago when we played Man City,” said Klopp after seeing his European champions win the Super Cup for the fourth time. read more

Every penalty in the shoot-out had found the net before Tammy Abraham’s effort was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian. read more

Liverpool’s last victory in the one-off showpiece came in 2005, just after their stunning win over AC Milan to win the Champions League in Istanbul. read more

Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul -- the scene of one of the club’s greatest triumphs -- to take on Premier League rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. read more

Jurgen Klopp revealed on Monday that he does not expect the 26-year-old Brazil international to be available for several weeks. read more

Liverpool face Chelsea in Istanbul this week in the traditional early season clash between the previous campaign’s Champions League and Europa League winners. read more