ISTANBUL

A huge blue tie will be fitted to Istanbul's landmark Galata tower on Sept. 20 to raise awareness for prostate cancer.  

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will hold an International Syria Conference on Sep. 28 in Istanbul, according to a party statement on Sept. 18.       

A huge fire broke out at a chemicals factory in Istanbul on Sept. 18, injuring two firefighters.

Swiss days, an organization to promote one of Europe's most dynamic countries, will take place at a very special location in Istanbul, representing the two countries' industrial heritages.

Borusan Contemporary has opened the new artistic season by hosting the first Istanbul exhibition of the pioneering U.S. video artist Bill Viola.

Turkey's largest aerospace and technology event Teknofest started in Istanbul on Sept. 17.

Some 35 million vehicles used the newly built Istanbul-İzmir highway in the last three years, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan has said.

Turkish Airlines continues to expand its international flight network by adding direct flights from Istanbul to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. So far, these routes have been performed only via connected flights.

A total of 170 carriage horses died in the first eight-and-a-half months of 2019 on Istanbul's Princes' Islands, daily Cumhuriyet has reported, citing the official figures of the Islands ("Adalar" in Turkish) Municipality.

A group of Turkish TV series admirers organized a trip to Turkey, where they met Turkish TV celebrities at a hotel in Istanbul on Sept. 14.