Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.

However, the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) have made it known their desire to host a race again. While the 24-race 2026 calendar has already been published, Istanbul could step in if any race – such as the new street track in Madrid, with the race scheduled in September 2026 – is not ready in time.

Turkey has unveiled a new bomb described by state-linked media as the NATO country's "most powerful" air-launched conventional weapon, as Ankara positions itself as a major defense exporter. The thermobaric weapon, dubbed GAZAP, is "very destructive," Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Turkish Grand Prix bosses are ready to step in and host an F1 race next year, and are hoping to “secure a place on the calendar through a long-term contract”

Turkey's economy has returned to a "positive cycle" after market turbulence in March, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Sunday.

Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast: "There were glaciers 10 years ago," he recalled under a cloudless sky.

The Foreign Office has issued advice for British tourists planning to travel to Turkey in relation to e-sims which are often used when travelling abroad