LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders due ...
The Turkish metropolis bid for each of the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2020 editions of the Olympics, but was unsuccessful every time. Istanbul finished runner-up to Tokyo at the 125th International ...
PARIS — If historic waterway settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul’s mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one. If the key to getting the 2036 Summer Games ...