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Arcs in and about Istanbul from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

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    Dec 25, 2023week of Sep 28, 2026

    Sep 28 Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences

    499 stories · earliest story we hold Dec 27, 2023

  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

    Here for 7 stories about Istanbul

    Jan 8, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

    297 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

10 of 499 stories this December · 2 about Istanbul

The message behind Putin’s camouflage-clad claim of victory in a key Ukrainian city · 14 articles, Dec 2More than a million without power in Ukraine regions after intense Russian strikes · 8 articles, Dec 13In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones · 7 articles, Dec 15Ukraine Hits Russian Shadow Tanker in Mediterranean for First Time · 5 articles, Dec 188 dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port · 20 articles, Dec 20Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow · 36 articles, Dec 22Major Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 3 People and Cuts Power · 11 articles, Dec 23Russia strikes Ukraine's capital, kills at least 1 person day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting · 31 articles, Dec 27Ukraine denies Russian claim that drone attack targeted one of Putin’s residences · 26 articles, Dec 29Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory · 7 articles, Dec 31
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 7 about Istanbul

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else24 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Istanbul that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 29Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians19 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 11Turkey: 2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor – DW6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Jul 20– 25Iran to hold nuclear talks with Europeans as Trump threatens renewed strikes27 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Jun 29Turkish police detain dozens at banned Istanbul Pride march, lawmaker says9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Apr 236.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people35 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 2 right
  6. Mar 22– 29Huge Istanbul protests over Imamoglu’s arrest and imprisonment in Turkiye34 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 4 right
  7. Mar 20Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Mar 19– 24Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, stoking opposition anger44 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 4 right
  9. Mar 19Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates14 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  10. Mar 19– 20Protests erupt across Turkey after opposition leader İmamoğlu’s arrest5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right

Stories that name Istanbul

  1. Dec 29– 30Three Turkish police officers killed by ISIS militants as authorities step up raids over winter holidays9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 25Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year13 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 4 right
  4. Nov 21Kashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of a call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 18– 19The many times Trump has promoted the Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials33 articles · 26 independent sources
    7 left, 8 center, 6 right
  6. Aug 10– 116.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings31 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 27– 28Wildfires threaten major city in Turkey as much of southern Europe burns10 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Apr 17Turkey's central bank surprises with 350-basis-point rate hike6 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 102 leading Turkish journalists are detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work - The Daily Reporter7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Mar 7– 9Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right15 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
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