İstiklal Avenue

An Istanbul court has sentenced the main perpetrator of the deadly bombing on the city's bustling İstiklal Avenue in November 2022 to seven aggravated life sentences and an additional 1,790 years in prison.

The prosecutor's office has presented its opinion and final position on the case of the 2022 terrorist attack in Istanbul's bustling İstiklal Avenue, requesting the continuation of the perpetrator's detention.

Parties, celebrations and events put people in high spirits as they bid adieu to 2023 and welcomed the new year with open arms.

People filled the prominent squares across the country as events took place in several provinces to mark the start of the new year.

Ahlam Albashir, the perpetrator of the deadly bomb attack that claimed the lives of six individuals and wounded several dozen on Istanbul's bustling Istiklal Avenue last November, has asserted that she received the bomb in Türkiye, contradicting her previous admission of bringing it from Syria.

Lebon Patisserie may soon meet the fate of other landmark stores that were forced to close their doors in the past, mainly due to economic hardships, in Istanbul's historic Beyoğlu district.

Abdurrahman Cengiz, co-owner of Burç Lebon, said the patisserie was likely to cease to serve customers at the end of December.

Denizler Kitabevi, one of the last-standing symbolic bookstores of Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue, has decided to close its doors for financial reasons, paving the way for a fast-food hub to establish in its place.

The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) will hold the Diaspora International Short Film Festival in Istanbul for the first time on Aug. 27-29, according to the event's website.

Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner of the festival that will be held at the Atlas Cinema on Istiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district.

Botter Han, one of the remarkable architectural structures located on Istanbul's Istiklal Street and the first example of the art nouveau movement in the city, will be restored in line with an initiative taken by local authorities.

A historic movie theater on Istanbul's iconic İstiklal Avenue is scheduled to meet the public eye in the first months of 2021 as the ongoing restoration works at the theatre are close to completion.

The exhibition and arrangement work in the building has come to an end with the completion of the renovations, according to the daily Hürriyet.

The number of people allowed to enter Istanbul's famous İstiklal Avenue will be restricted as part of the anti-virus measures local authorities are taking, private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported.