reports in LIFE category

Mustafa Yıldız

Amedspor is not just a football team

Amedspor is not just a football team

Now, there is only one question before Amedspor: Will it take the field only as a team, or will it play for a memory, an identity, and a future?

10 May 2026 Mustafa Yıldız

David R. Mellor

Miners pushed to the limit

Miners pushed to the limit

I naively hoped -thought- they would have a bed, shower and food each night. But they wait patiently just to be allowed to protest outside of the ministry.

2 May 2026 David R. Mellor

The Great Galata Replacement

The Great Galata Replacement

Three small business owners on change, resilience and the struggle to remain in one of İstanbul’s most transformed neighborhoods.

2 May 2026 Tara Milutis

Mıgırdiç Margosyan memorial house opens in Diyarbakır

Mıgırdiç Margosyan memorial house opens in Diyarbakır

The house aims to transfer the life, memory, and connection of the author with the city to future generations.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Mega-mosque project on Kadıköy shoreline met with local concerns over necessity

Mega-mosque project on Kadıköy shoreline met with local concerns over necessity

There are nine mosques within walking distance of the proposed mosque site, which is located on a seaside recreation spot.

17 April 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Tuğçe Yılmaz

Kadıköy transport hub mall brings traffic jams to the sidewalk

Kadıköy transport hub mall brings traffic jams to the sidewalk

The open-air shopping center structure built at one of the largest public transport hubs on the Asian side of İstanbul has made the already dense human and vehicle traffic in the area unbearable.

14 April 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Gebze prisoner Yalçın Küçük

Gebze prisoner Yalçın Küçük

The expectation of the state is "denunciation" and "being an informant"… In return, the reward for the informant is being able to leave prison… Who knows if what remains of such a life outside is anything but shame?

13 April 2026 Fikret İlkiz

Author Yalçın Küçük dies at 87

Author Yalçın Küçük dies at 87

Küçük left behind a legacy shaped by decades of socialist scholarship, political activism and prolific writing.

David R. Mellor

Galatasaray v Liverpool: A joyless win

Galatasaray v Liverpool: A joyless win

It’s only a football match, said my wife on the eve of the game, as we both said that both our teams would lose, we’ll live. I’d had nightmares the previous night.

28 March 2026 David R. Mellor

Historian İlber Ortaylı dies at 78

Historian İlber Ortaylı dies at 78

Ortaylı left behind a legacy of popularizing Ottoman history in Turkey through his decades of media appearances and over 40 published books.

David R. Mellor

All the lost souls

All the lost souls

7 March 2026 David R. Mellor

War across the border leaves Van facing anxiety and economic loss

War across the border leaves Van facing anxiety and economic loss

“The war may be happening in Iran, but it’s just 30 kilometers from Van. This proximity is having a serious psychological effect on the local population," says local journalist Ruşen Takva.

3 March 2026 Nalin Öztekin

African grey parrots seized at Istanbul Airport

African grey parrots seized at Istanbul Airport

Twenty parrots were brought to Turkey without thr required documentation.

18 February 2026

David R. Mellor

A life in a day of Mesut Aydın

A life in a day of Mesut Aydın

“Hi I’m Can, it was me who called the police. He won’t open for me, just calls for you, will you tell me what you find?”

14 February 2026 David R. Mellor

İstanbul cancels Slaughter To Prevail and Behemoth concerts after ‘satanism’ accusations

İstanbul cancels Slaughter To Prevail and Behemoth concerts after ‘satanism’ accusations

The authorities cited the metal bands' "incompatibility with our societal values" for the decision.

10 February 2026

David R. Mellor

Mad, bad, good to know

Mad, bad, good to know

Opening his first beer around mid-day, flicking through the endless gossip channels before settling for the news ones of which there were about 10.

7 February 2026 David R. Mellor

Epiphany marked with cross retrieval ceremony in İstanbul's Golden Horn

Epiphany marked with cross retrieval ceremony in İstanbul's Golden Horn

The ceremony, held to mark the anniversary of the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ according to the Christian faith, drew public interest.

Director Seren Yüce hospitalized after armed attack at İstanbul home

Director Seren Yüce hospitalized after armed attack at İstanbul home

The assailant, reportedly wearing a helmet, rang the doorbell of Yüce's home and opened fire after he answered the door.

30 December 2025

Wild goats descend into valley as snow blankets mountain peaks in Dersim

Wild goats descend into valley as snow blankets mountain peaks in Dersim

Nature conservation teams are reportedly patrolling the area to prevent illegal hunting of goats, which recently occurred in another province.

22 December 2025

Ghost bikes in İstanbul: A collective memory for justice on the road

Ghost bikes in İstanbul: A collective memory for justice on the road

The demand to be visible and respected in traffic is shared not only by cyclists, but by all vulnerable road users.

21 December 2025 Mesut Çeki

David R. Mellor

A year of no truth

A year of no truth

The real losers are you and me in this post truth world.

20 December 2025 David R. Mellor

David R. Mellor

This vast culture of Turkey: lights camera action

This vast culture of Turkey: lights camera action

Nobody behaves like this, I scream at the TV every time.

13 December 2025 David R. Mellor

Dicle Baştürk

Tiny houses sprout on Turkey's agricultural fields

Tiny houses sprout on Turkey's agricultural fields

Turkey sees a post-pandemic surge in tiny house usage, raising questions about their environmental impact, threat to agriculture, and the resulting economic speculation.

13 December 2025 Dicle Baştürk

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo

A homecoming: Yaman’s journey of belonging between İstanbul and Aleppo

Yaman, a 31-year-old who has lived in Lebanon and Turkey since 2012, is one of the many Syrians contemplating returning home a year after the regime change.

10 December 2025 Tara Milutis

David R. Mellor

This vast culture of Turkey: music and literature

This vast culture of Turkey: music and literature

Listening to the radio in my brother in law’s car on one of my first visits to Turkey with my then girlfriend. A sound came on the radio, it was melodic, like Indian classical music but it had a rhythmic pound that moved right into the soul, driven by a deep soulful voice . “Who is this?” I quizzed.

30 November 2025 David R. Mellor

Report: Warner Bros sues Fenerbahçe's Kerem Aktürkoğlu over 'Harry Potter' goal celebration

Report: Warner Bros sues Fenerbahçe's Kerem Aktürkoğlu over 'Harry Potter' goal celebration

The 27-year-old forward nicknamed “Harry Potter” by fans is known for celebrating goals by mimicking a wizard casting a spell with an imaginary wand.

20 November 2025

Böcek family poisoning: 11 detained, hotel sealed as investigation expands

Böcek family poisoning: 11 detained, hotel sealed as investigation expands

Authorities have failed to confirm food poisoning in the deaths of three family members, including two children, prompting the sealing of the hotel they were staying and multiple detentions.

17 November 2025

Sinem Aydınlı

Mesopotamia in the patience of a chickpea: Gabo’s memory, labor, and justice

Mesopotamia in the patience of a chickpea: Gabo’s memory, labor, and justice

“At Gabo, we have never seen the kitchen merely as a site of production; we’ve always understood it as a space of relationships. Because what we call vegan justice is not limited to protecting animals—it is a form of justice that also embraces the soil, labor, water, and people.”

16 November 2025 Sinem Aydınlı

David R. Mellor

To be or not to be an Enişte and other unexplainable things

To be or not to be an Enişte and other unexplainable things

My sister is your Baldiz.” “What who,” I replied my mind was turning to jelly. “And her husband’s kitten is your Bacanak.”

8 November 2025 David R. Mellor

Prosecutors drop drug investigation against seven celebrities after negative test results

Prosecutors drop drug investigation against seven celebrities after negative test results

Blood and hair samples taken from 19 celebrities last month.

6 November 2025

Dozens detained across Turkey in occult fraud investigation

Dozens detained across Turkey in occult fraud investigation

The suspects allegedly contacted individuals through websites and social media accounts, offering various occult services in exchange for payment. Investigators found that after initial contact, they continued to demand money by using their customers’ personal information to exert pressure and threats.

5 November 2025

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Why do chimneys remain standing while everything else is torn down?'

'Why do chimneys remain standing while everything else is torn down?'

We spoke with Eren İnönü about his exhibition Unseen Monuments, the chimneys he photographed, and his reasons for choosing to view the city from this perspective.

30 October 2025 Tuğçe Yılmaz

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