Arnavutköy

Security forces have caught a total of 583 illegal migrants in a joint operation in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district while they were attempting to reach Romania via the Black Sea.

Chemical waste dumped on the side of a road has contaminated the Sazlıbosna Dam, one of Istanbul's important water resources.

Teams from the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry took samples from the waste, which emitted smoke and odor into the premises.

Within the scope of preparations for Eid al-Adha, the first animal market in Istanbul has been created in the Arnavutköy district, with prices of the sacrificial animals doubling and tripling compared to last year.

Istanbul Airport broke a new record on the number of daily flights and passengers on April 30, with the beginning of the three-day Eid holiday, the first holiday after two years of strict coronavirus pandemic measures, the country's transportation and infrastructure minister has said.

Some people in Istanbul have been converting their houses into makeshift cafes with a limited number of people at a time as the country has shuttered restaurants and cafes to curb the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Istanbul, Turkey early on April 14. 

The quake occurred off the Black Sea coast of Arnavutköy district at 2.56 a.m. local time (2356GMT), according to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

It had a depth of 7.03 kilometers (4.3 miles), according to officials.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

A massive fire broke out early March 18 in a three-story chemicals factory in Istanbul's Yeşilbayır neighborhood in Arnavutköy district, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has said. Click through for the story in photos...

A business what looked like a hair salon in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district was actually an illegal abortion clinic operated by Syrian migrants, according to the police.

Bird flu cases have been detected in both the European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul, Turkey?s biggest metropolitan city, according to a report.

Authorities have found traces of the bird flu virus in wild birds in both the Kartal and Arnavutköy district, located respectively on the Anatolian and European sides of the city, daily Milliyet reported on July 2.