Making my way through thick crowds of people slowly walking, talking on cell phones and holding shopping bags, I found the mounds of spices in the marketplace in Istanbul, Turkey. I'd arrived to buy ...

ISTANBUL – Turkey's Supreme Court has vacated the conviction and life sentence of a woman found guilty of involvement in a deadly 1998 blast after previously being acquitted three times. Pinar Selek, ...

Much like the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar is one of the obligatory sights that all tourists must visit. Contrary to its name, the Spice Bazaar is only around 5-10% spice vendors. The rest is ...

I got off the tram with my mom and another thirty people at the Eminonu stop and was pushed right in the middle of a sea of busy, impatient Istanbulians. I stopped for a while to get my bearings, and ...

Called “the world’s first shopping mall,” Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar entrances millions of visitors annually with its myriad ...

11 years after the case, the Supreme Court of Appeals overthrows acquittal of Selek and demands her trial with life imprisonment. 200 intellectuals voice support for Selek's innocence. More than 200 ...