A baboon jumps onto a tree at Nuremberg Zoo. An escaped monkey has been causing mischief in Istanbul's old city centre. Daniel Karmann/dpa An escaped monkey has been causing mischief in Istanbul's old ...

A view of a Pride flag. The governor of Istanbul has banned this year's Pride parade in Istanbul and has had the city centre cordoned off. Fabian Sommer/dpa The governor of Istanbul has banned this ...

Activists in Istanbul turned out to march against the discrimination of trans people despite officials banning the city’s Trans Pride Parade on Sunday over fears it posed a threat to family values.

If there is one thing that the city of Istanbul is famous for, it would be its beauty. Almost everyone who has visited ...