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 Fire breaks out in Istanbul hotel: tourists hospitalized

Fire breaks out in Istanbul hotel: tourists hospitalized

A fire broke out in one of the hotels in Istanbul's Fatih District, according to the Turkish media. It is reported that foreign tourists, whose citizenship has not been reported, were poisoned by smoke as a result of the fire. …

Yacht in flames  in Istanbul

Yacht in flames in Istanbul

A yacht went up in flames while on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Yahoo news reports. People on the boat donned life jackets and jumped overboard, from where they were picked up by nearby boats. The burning yacht was …

Textile companies leave Istanbul

Textile companies leave Istanbul

More than two dozen textile companies leave Istanbul and move to the Turkish province of Diyarbakir, local media inform. This happens due to the fact that labor is cheaper in the provinces than in Istanbul. So, since the …

Youngsters to help tourists in central Istanbul

Youngsters to help tourists in central Istanbul

A total of 450 volunteers will help tourists in Istanbul this season, according to local media. This year about 1,500 students applied for the activity. Volunteer tourism ambassador candidates, composed of high school and …

AtlasGlobal returns Istanbul-Tbilisi regular flights

AtlasGlobal returns Istanbul-Tbilisi regular flights

After a one-year pause, the Turkish airline AtlasGlobal returns to the Georgian aviation market, TAV Georgia Deputy General Manager Thea Zakaradze said. The airline will start operating Istanbul-Tbilisi-Istanbul regular flights from the …

 Structural changes underway in Turkey’s ruling party?

Structural changes underway in Turkey’s ruling party?

The structural changes may occur in the management of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party. These structural changes are associated with candidate of the ruling party Binali Yildirim’s defeat in …

Istanbul celebrates Ekrem Imamoglu's election victory

Istanbul celebrates Ekrem Imamoglu's election victory

After the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem Imamoglu's victory in the Istanbul elections, many citizens took to the street to celebrate the new mayor.  Turkish President …

Four workers killed in Istanbul factory fire

Four workers killed in Istanbul factory fire

Four foreign national workers were killed June 22 in a factory fire in Istanbul, Istanbul's governorship said in a statement, Hurriyet Daily News reports. The fire broke out at a factory that produces …

Uber leaves Turkey?

Uber leaves Turkey?

Istanbul taxi drivers want Uber to be wiped out through laws

Erdogan to take part in rallies to support Yildirim

Erdogan to take part in rallies to support Yildirim

Large-scale rallies with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be held in Istanbul on June 15-16. The purpose of the rallies is to support the candidate for the Justice and Development …

Western Turkey hit by earthquake

Western Turkey hit by earthquake

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has jolted western Turkey, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. The epicenter of the quake was located 155 kilometers east of Istanbul. The seismic center was located at a depth …

Three Istanbul bridges illuminated with Azerbaijani flag colors

Three Istanbul bridges illuminated with Azerbaijani flag colors

The July 15 Martyrs Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul were illuminated with the colors of the flag of Azerbaijan marking the 101st Anniversary of the Republic Day of Azerbaijan on May 27. …

Turkish opposition seeks redo of Istanbul district votes

Turkish opposition seeks redo of Istanbul district votes

Turkey's main opposition party, Republican Peoples' Party ( CHP), appealed to the country's top electoral body for an annulment of local election results in Istanbul's 39 districts, as well as last year's …

Temporary head of Istanbul Municipality appointed

Temporary head of Istanbul Municipality appointed

The governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya became the temporary head of the city's municipality, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. The Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey has recently reported that the new …

Heiko Maas comments on decision to re-run Istanbul vote

Heiko Maas comments on decision to re-run Istanbul vote

A Turkish decision to scrap the result of a vote for Istanbul’s mayor lost by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s candidate is neither transparent nor comprehensible, German Foreign Minister Heiko …