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The Directorate General of Foundations has taken one minaret of an Istanbul icon, the historical Sultanahmet Mosque with six minarets, under restoration on that grounds that the minaret had shifted.

Two university students, who had been facing up to four years in prison due to a pornographic movie shot as their thesis, have been acquitted of all charges of "indecency," daily Habertürk has reported.

A group of 13 Turks, members of the nationalist Turkish Youth Union (TYG) group, face between one and 10 years of prison on charges of "insult," "inflicting injury," and "violation of the protest and rally law," for attacking two U.S. soldiers in November, according to the indictment sent to court.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I on Nov. 23, as part of his official trip to Turkey.

Biden and his wife Jill Biden visited the Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul’s historic Fener district, where they were greeted by Patriarch Bartholomew I.

It has been detected that three sections of Istanbul’s historic Galata Bridge, which was relocated to a new location 22 years ago, have gone missing. 

A fire in Istanbul’s largest customs area in the Halkalı district has caused damage in several business depots

The historical Sirkeci train station in Istanbul’s Eminönü neighborhood poses a danger due to damage caused by the ravages of time, and the tender process for its restoration is set to take place

A new book published by Can Publishing House, “Istanbul for Kids” contains much information the city’s residents may even be surprised to learn.

Ziya Tasalı, the Turkish citizen accused of murdering U.S. citizen Sarai Sierra in Istanbul early last year, has been sentenced to life in prison.

In addition to the life sentence, the Istanbul court fined Tasalı to five years and 10 months for assault, and two years and six months for theft. 

A body was found next to Istanbul’s Sarayburnu neighborhood, near the ancient city walls on June 8. Following an initial examination, police said the killer burned the body before leaving it.