Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are escalating concerns of job losses at the nation's ports. The Port of Long Beach in Southern California expects a 20% volume reduction this ...

Turkish delight is the ultimate Istanbul street food, and although Turkish delight is found all over and known worldwide, it’s not quite the same as trying it in its home country of Turkey.

But crowds in some cities have been chanting anti-government slogans and, in Istanbul, they hung banners of Imamoglu and the nation’s founding leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk alongside Turkish flags.

There are confectionary shops dating to the Ottoman period selling traditional treats such as baklava, lokum (Turkish delight) and akide sekeri (hard candies with different flavors). Istanbul's ...

Turkish anti-riot police officers use pepper spray to disperse protesters during a rally in support of arrested Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul on March 23, 2025. (Photo by KEMAL ...