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Within the scope of a project called "Nevizade U.K.," a group of Turks living in London has been converting the restaurants they rent into traditional Turkish "meyhanes" in a bid to enjoy traditional mezes and local food and drinks together.

Turkish police detained at least 46 people on June 26 in Istanbul who gathered in the city's central İstiklal Avenue for a Pride parade.

The statement from the local police headquarters noted that local authorities banned the planned LGBT march at Taksim Square and along İstiklal Avenue.

A 45-year-old multi-story car park with a capacity of 600 vehicles in the Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district will be demolished in 2022 as part of a late city plan, causing concerns for the inhabitants of one of the oldest settlements of Istanbul.

An Istanbul court has sentenced a policeman to 16 years and eight months in jail in a case into the death of Berkin Elvan during the Gezi protests in 2013.

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.

Protocinema, a cross-cultural art organization, presents "A Few In Many Places," a multi-city group exhibition which addresses ongoing collapses and cycles of violence, through various forms of collectivity.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated a new mosque in Istanbul's Taksim Square on May 28, saying this has been a decades-old goal.

"Taksim Mosque was brought in our Istanbul after a 1.5-century-long struggle," he said, addressing the crowds gathered for the ceremony after the Friday prayers.

A total of 355 demonstrators were detained across Turkey on International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, for marching illegally and violating a full nationwide lockdown imposed by authorities to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Turkey has marked International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, under the full nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Due to the full lockdown implemented across Turkey, rallies were not held, but May Day was celebrated "symbolically" in various cities.

Works at the Kabataş metro station have unearthed archaeological remains in the area. Archaeologist Mehmet Ali Polat said that they will highly likely find a small ancient harbor as works progress.