When the swimmers dove into the water Sunday, they were on one continent, but about an hour later, they set foot on dry land on a completely different one. Over 2,500 swimmers took part in Istanbul’s ...

Istanbul is a favourite destination for many Europeans in search of incredible architecture and bustling bazaars. So you might be surprised to learn that just outside of the city there’s a wealth of ...

Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul. "A sea like this for a gigantic city ...

ISTANBUL — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey’s ...

Two Turkish nationals won Sunday's swimming race held in the Bosphorus. Meliksah Dugen won the 6.5-kilometer (4-mile) race in the men's category finishing in 48 minutes and 28 seconds. Ilgin Celik won ...

Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul. "A sea like this for a gigantic city ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - People had to swim to safety in the flooded streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after heavy rain and storms brought chaos to Turkey's largest city and caused shipping traffic on oil ...

During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey’s European and ...

"A sea like this for a gigantic city such as Istanbul -- it's not bad," the 74-year-old smiles, pointing to the crystal-clear water facing the Princes' Islands on the Sea of Marmara. Istanbul, a ...