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Turkish airliner skids off Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces; 21 hurt

Television footage showed serious damage to the plane, with the fuselage appearing to be broken into three piecesThe 177 people on board included six crew members

1 min read5 Feb 2020
Money

Mint Globetrotter Index: Enjoy a unique mix of cultures at Istanbul

From our list of 17 cities across 15 countries in Europe, what stood out was the fact that every city in the region has a very different cost profileA day’s stay in an Airbnb is the cheapest in Budapest at ₹2,840, but ₹9,262 in London and ₹10,736 in Amsterdam

2 min read14 May 2019
Mint-lounge

Culture calendar 2019

This year, take the path less travelled and check out some of these unique, off-beat cultural events from all over the world. From an art residency showcase in the Himalaya to a jazz festival in Switzerland, here is the Lounge guide to culture for the new year

6 min read4 Jan 2019
Market

Foreign trip in 2019? How the rupee rate will impact your travel expenses

Considering the rupee condition, here is a look at how you can plan your holiday in 2019

2 min read29 Dec 2018
News

Saudi king, crown prince call slain writer Jamal Khashoggi's son

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, to express condolences for the death of the journalist killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

3 min read22 Oct 2018
Mint-lounge

The gallant heroes of Gallipoli

In the north-west corner of Turkey lies the answer to why a Delhi street is named after a Turkish statesman

5 min read24 Jun 2018
News

US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services in escalating row

US and Turkey have suspended visa services in each other’s countries in a diplomatic row sparked by the arrest of a Turkish staffer at the American mission in Istanbul

3 min read9 Oct 2017
Mint-lounge

The Orhan Pamuk formula

Fathers and sons, East and West, the metropole and the province: Orhan Pamuk compresses his favourite conflicts into the narrative of his new novel, 'The Red-Haired Woman'

4 min read8 Sep 2017
News

Turkey: Erdogan threatens to ‘chop off traitors' heads' in coup bid anniversary speech

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to 'chop off the heads' of traitors, in a speech marking the first anniversary of the failed coup bid that aimed to oust him from power

1 min read16 Jul 2017
News

Turkey bans Trans Pride march in Istanbul but organisers defiant

Turkish authorities banned transsexual rights activists from holding a planned march in Istanbul, a week after police used rubber bullets to thwart a Gay Pride parade

1 min read2 Jul 2017