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Today, at 11:30, was held an opening ceremony in Edirne for the construction of the high-speed rail line linking Istanbul's Halkali Station with the border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border, Kapikule. This was announced earlier by the chairman of the Odrin organization of the ruling party in Turkey, quoted by local media, the BNR reported.

The life of one of Turkey's prominent painters, Devrim Erbil, will be featured in a film titled "The Sky was So Blue." The film, written and directed by Durmuş Akbulut, will start shooting on Aug. 21 in Istanbul and Balıkesir. 

People visit the memorial to honour the victims of the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt, during a ceremony to mark the 3rd anniversary, in Istanbul, Monday. Turkey is marking the third anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government with prayers and other events remembering its victims. [AP]

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There are wonderful places in every part of the world that are worth seeing. Some of them, however, are particularly attractive to tourists because of their location, beauty, history, entertainment or the services they offer.

An annual jazz festival hosting musicians from across the world in Istanbul aims to bolster the recognition of Turkish singers globally, said festival director on July 12.

A Turkish court on July 11 gave aggravated life sentences to two convicts in the high-profile murder of a prosecutor in Istanbul in 2015, according to a judicial source.

Pride Week has passed, and once again, we are faced with efforts to increase awareness about queer and transsexual culture. It is possible to see many projects during and before the Pride Week in Istanbul, questioning if we are aware of the stories, memories and pain of transsexual people seeking to raise awareness about this issue. 

Grueling, long touristic routes and squalid conditions have increased the number of horse deaths on the Princes' Islands off Istanbul, the district governor told a parliamentary commission.

Turkish prosecutors on July 9 issued arrest warrants for over 200 suspected soldiers in Istanbul and in western Izmir province for their alleged links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup.    

The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation held a reception in Istanbul to celebrate its 22nd anniversary of foundation.