Büyükada

The Fener Greek Patriarchate, based in Balat-Istanbul, has held the traditional ceremony of pulling the cross from the sea at the Golden Horn in Istanbul succeeding the mass.

Following a two-year restoration work in line with its original texture, a historical school building called Taş Mektep (Stone School) in Istanbul's Princes' Islands has opened its doors to visitors 45 years after being abandoned.

With the approaching of the summer season, many people have started their search to plan a vacation according to their budget, particularly some spots in Istanbul accessible by public transportation, such as Adalar, Kilyos and Şile, are making their final preparations for their customers.

In the Princes' Islands off Istanbul, the traffic control of electric vehicles, which have replaced the carriages, will be carried out by female drivers.

The tender for the restoration of a school building in the historical Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage in Istanbul's Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, will be opened in May.

The restoration of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage on Istanbul's Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, has been approved by the Council of Monuments.

Some 700 cats have been killed by "feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)," known as the "cat coronavirus," in the last four months in Büyükada, the biggest island of Istanbul's Princes' Islands, local officials have announced.

A group of experts, including engineers, city planners, art historians and topographers, from various parts of the world has gathered for the restoration of the Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage, which is considered the largest wooden building in Europe.

The ban on battery electric vehicles on Istanbul's Princes' Islands that came to force on Oct. 5 has stirred debate, with some locals complaining persistently, saying they want their right to ride the vehicles back.
Especially tradespeople on the islands strictly oppose the ban.

Local authorities in Istanbul have imposed a ban on battery electric vehicles on Princes' Islands, a cluster of nine islands in the Marmara Sea, in a bid to curb increasing accidents involving the vehicles and unauthorized parking at pedestrian-only venues.

The ban will come into force starting from Oct. 5 with exceptions for permanent residents who are below the age of 66.