
Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey.
186 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Istanbul Montage 2016)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 23, 2021.
Stories involving Istanbul2 named stories in 2025
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- The Russia-Ukraine war: the invasion, the front line and the long-range strikesNov 3, 2021 – Nov 12, 2026 · 1,293 stories
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- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 470 stories
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2025
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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 2 left, 5 center, 0 right, 4% of the sources that published that week · 8 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 70 | 17% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 47 | 16% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 11% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 120 | 26% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 65 | 19% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 13% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 64 | 20% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 7% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 10% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 6% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 16% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 14% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
68 left · 79 center · 54 right: 201 sources on the spectrum, across 186 linked stories.
Everything else23 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Istanbul that are not part of any story yet
- Nov 29Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians19 articles · 15 sources2 left, 7 center, 4 right
- Nov 11Turkey: 2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor – DW6 articles · 5 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Jul 20– 25Iran to hold nuclear talks with Europeans as Trump threatens renewed strikes27 articles · 13 sources5 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Jun 29Turkish police detain dozens at banned Istanbul Pride march, lawmaker says9 articles · 9 sources1 left, 7 center, 1 right
- Apr 236.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people35 articles · 22 sources5 left, 11 center, 3 right
- Mar 22– 29Huge Istanbul protests over Imamoglu’s arrest and imprisonment in Turkiye34 articles · 15 sources3 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Mar 19– 24Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, stoking opposition anger44 articles · 28 sources7 left, 12 center, 5 right
- Mar 19Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates14 articles · 12 sources3 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Mar 19– 20Protests erupt across Turkey after opposition leader İmamoğlu’s arrest5 articles · 4 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Jan 12– 13A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo18 articles · 11 sources2 left, 5 center, 3 right
Stories that name Istanbul
- Dec 29– 30Three Turkish police officers killed by ISIS militants as authorities step up raids over winter holidays11 articles · 9 sources2 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Dec 25Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year13 articles · 13 sources2 left, 9 center, 1 right
- Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 sources5 left, 8 center, 4 right
- Nov 21Kashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of a call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince8 articles · 8 sources1 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Nov 18– 19The many times Trump has promoted the Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials33 articles · 26 sources8 left, 9 center, 6 right
- Aug 10– 116.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings31 articles · 21 sources5 left, 12 center, 1 right
- Jul 27– 28Wildfires threaten major city in Turkey as much of southern Europe burns10 articles · 10 sources5 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Apr 17Turkey's central bank surprises with 350-basis-point rate hike6 articles · 3 sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Apr 102 leading Turkish journalists are detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work - The Daily Reporter7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Mar 7– 9Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right15 articles · 12 sources2 left, 7 center, 1 right