Critics predict that if enacted, the legislation would set back community rights by years, argue that it also threatens the broader public with vagueness on public morality

Leaning out of the ground-floor window of her home on a quiet street in suburban Istanbul, Aylin Yilmaz knows the house she has shared with her husband and two children for 20 years could easily be destroyed by an earthquake.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul ’s jailed mayor was questioned Sunday at the city’s main courthouse as part of a newly launched investigation into possible charges of espionage. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside in a show of support for Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition politician considered to be a rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Last winter, the massive dams and reservoirs that supply water to Istanbul's 15 million residents fell to critically low levels, sparking fears of shortages.

Florence, a drag queen and DJ, has a warning before taking to the stage in an Istanbul nightclub: if Turkey passes a new law policing biological sex and morality, it will "threaten our very existence".

Turkish foreign minister also says International Stabilization Force must be backed up by a UN mandate; Israel wary of letting Turkey have a role in Gaza The post Turkey, Muslim allies demand Palestinian self-rule in Gaza following Istanbul summit appeared first on The Times of Israel.

After two years of dating long-distance, I moved abroad to be with my boyfriend. We broke up after a few months, but I decided to stay in Turkey.