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PHOTO ESSAY: Where tango never sleeps: Inside Istanbul’s vibrant dance community

ISTANBUL (AP) — Far from tango’s birthplace in working-class districts and port areas of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in Argentina and Uruguay, dance enthusiasts in Istanbul have built a close-knit and passionate community.

 

Photos from Iran’s roadside, from Tehran to the Turkish border

TABRIZ, Iran (AP) — After five days on assignment in Tehran, the AP team set out by road toward the Turkish border.

 

Photos from Tehran, where daily life continues despite war

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Daily life unfolds across Tehran’s cafes, parks and stores as people continue their everyday routines despite war. Some meet friends at cafes.

 

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PHOTO ESSAY: A journey into Iran, where daily life unfolds against a backdrop of war

RAZI, Iran (AP) — On a 12-hour drive across Iran, Associated Press reporters saw a religious center damaged by an airstrike and billboards vowing revenge against America and Israel.

 

One Extraordinary Photo: Framed in motion

Francisco Seco is a chief photographer for The Associated Press based in Istanbul. These are his fourth Olympics after Japan, China, and France.

 

An AP photographer uses a high vantage point to capture the choreography of the whirling dervishes

AP photographer Francisco Seco says the white “whirling” robes, the tall hats, the “endless” spinning movements, the traditional flute and percussion music, make the scene a hypnotic canvas.

 

Photos show performances by Turkey’s whirling dervishes

ISTANBUL (AP) — Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order performed Sheb-i Arus ceremonies in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the death of 13th-century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.

 

Police use pepper spray at opposition’s Istanbul offices as court-appointed leadership arrives

Police have used pepper spray inside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, to disperse officials and allow a court-appointed interim chairman to enter.

 

Photos of the British Open golf at Royal Portrush

Scottie Scheffler delivered another dominant performance to win the British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on Sunday, his second major this year.

 

Photos of street protests as Turkey detains 120 opposition officials

ISTANBUL (AP) — Demonstrations were held Tuesday in Istanbul after Turkish authorities detained a former mayor and dozens of municipal officials in the western city of Izmir over alleged corruption, extending a crackdown against the country’s main opposition party.

 

PHOTO ESSAY: Istanbul’s ferries, a lifeline connecting continents and stories

Associated Press (AP) — Every day, ferries of all shapes and sizes glide across the waters of Istanbul, their wakes intertwining to form intricate lattices of churning foam.

 

AP PHOTOS: Papal tailors prepare for transition

ROME, Italy (AP) —

As cardinals gather in Rome for the start next week of the conclave, where they will vote for the successor to Pope Francis, two longtime papal tailors are also pondering the transition.

 

An AP photographer captures a masked protester undeterred by a deluge of pepper spray

Photographer Francisco Seco started working with The Associated Press as a freelancer in 2010 in Portugal.

 

The hidden workforce that scours Istanbul’s garbage

ISTANBUL (AP) — The clang of makeshift carts echoes through winding alleys in one of Istanbul ‘s oldest neighborhoods as a hidden workforce scours the streets looking for recyclable paper, cardboard and plastic.

 

One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Francisco Seco captures unusual image at rhythmic gymnastics

AP photographer Francisco Seco explains how he took the photo of Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova performing in the rhythmic gymnastics competition.

 

The loneliness of an Olympic athlete training in wartime Ukraine through an AP photographer’s lens

Francisco Seco, based in Istanbul, enjoys making photos of daily life in cities around the world. This assignment, though, took The Associated Press photographer to Ukraine to document the toll Russia’s invasion of the country has had on the lives of athletes training for the Paris Olympics, which s

 

The loneliness of an Olympic athlete training in wartime Ukraine through an AP photographer’s lens

Francisco Seco, based in Istanbul, enjoys making photos of daily life in cities around the world. This assignment, though, took The Associated Press photographer to Ukraine to document the toll Russia’s invasion of the country has had on the lives of athletes trying to train for the Paris Olympics,

 

Voters to turn a new page in the history of Istanbul, guardian of the Bosphorus

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for the next five years.

 

How this AP photographer in Istanbul found a distinctive moment by observing daily life

For AP Photographer Francisco Seco, taking photos of daily life in cities around the world is one of his favorite activities because it gives him a sense of the people of that city in relaxed moments.

 

How this AP photographer in Istanbul found a distinctive moment observing daily life

For AP Photographer Francisco Seco, taking photos of daily life in cities around the world is one of his favorite activities because it gives him a sense of the people of that city in relaxed moments.

 

Scenes of desperation as migrant ship sinks during rescue

ABOARD THE ASTRAL (AP) — A Spanish maritime rescue group and the Italian coast guard helped pull some 40 people from the Mediterranean Sea to safety after their overcrowded wooden boat capsized during a rescue operation Thursday.

 

From civilian to soldier: Ukrainian army volunteer buried

Iuliia Loseva buried her husband in the village cemetery near her home. There was a military band, and a six-gun salute.

 

AP PHOTOS: Whirling dervish ritual honors Sufi mystic poet

KONYA, Turkey (AP) — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.

 

AP PHOTOS: Town in Syria’s Idlib province transformed by war

SARMADA, Syria (AP) — In the opposition-held town of Sarmada near the border with Turkey, thousands of displaced Syrians go about their daily lives with little hope of returning to their homes any time soon.

 

COVID-19 survivor urges: ‘To all of you: Continue to fight’

Survival is the key part, yet recovery is hard enough, too, for those stricken by the coronavirus. Across the world people are finding out how COVID-19 has sapped their body.

 

AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities.

 

AP PHOTOS: Spanish boxing coach, 84, vows to keep going

At 84, Manolo del Rio is something of a legend in Spanish boxing, having spent more than 65 years training some of the country’s best fighters and still pledging to keep on until he drops.