Western and regional powers boosted Libyan rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi by designating them as the country’s legitimate rulers.
A favourite of royals seeking luxury, writers looking for the muse and undercover spies, Pera Palace has reopened after a major facelift.
Turkey pressured Israel on Monday to accept an international inquiry into a deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships.
French businessmen in Turkey are bracing for a vote in their country’s National Assembly this Thursday that could prove disastrous for trade. France’s Socialists have stirred up a very sore point in relations with Turkey over an issue that dates back to World War I, when hundreds of thousands of Armenians perished.