WARNING: video contains profanity] Video footage of Uyghurs in Istanbul holding a protest demonstration and press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul on October 1, 2024, to mark the 75th anniversary of the occupation of East Turkestan by the Chinese Communist regime.

Six individuals have been detained accused of selling bootleg alcohol and two others have been charged with "deliberate murder."

The idea is the brainchild of President Erdogan who has called it his "crazy project" which if completed, could revolutionise the world of engineering and put Turkey on the map.

Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 30 people have died in Istanbul in the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol.

In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has previously warned British holidaymakers to be wary of "counterfeit" alcohol sold in Istanbul

At least thirty people have died in three days in Istanbul after consuming tainted alcohol. Many people blamed the deaths on high prices at liquor shops.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

Twenty-three people died in Turkey’s biggest city this week from consumption of counterfeit alcohol, with dozens more still in critical condition.

With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg liquor in Istanbul, the politically charged debate over Turkey’s soaring alcohol taxes has swung back into the spotlight.

Haleva was the 35th person to hold the title of Hahambaşi, by which the chief rabbis of both the modern Turkish Republic and the Ottoman empire have been known since the position was established after the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul – then Constantinople – in 1453.

Baby gorilla seized in Turkey en route to Thailand, linked to smuggling. Efforts continue to dismantle network.