Bosphorus

The Bahçeşehir University (BAU) Bosphorus Sailing Cup, which was the first sailboat race of 2024 in the Bosphorus, took place on May 4 and 5.

In the competition, 42 sailboats culminated in the Bosphorus for the fourth stage of the Bahçeşehir University International Sailing Club's Spring Trophy, with a buoy course between Caddebostan and Prince's Islands.

The call for a boycott of restaurants and cafes due to exorbitant price increases has received a mixed response from consumers and business owners over the weekend.

Social media users initiated the boycott, which was scheduled to take place on April 20-21, to express their discontent with rising prices.

In a vibrant spectacle unfolding before onlookers, tulips have burst into full bloom across Istanbul, transforming iconic landmarks into colorful havens and marking the beginning of the much-anticipated Tulip Festival.

A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 27 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning.

At least one person was being treated in a hospital, the Istanbul governor's office said in a statement.

The 31st Istanbul Jazz Festival will host more than 200 local and international artists with some 40 concerts in 16 days from July 3 to 18.

Esma Sultan Mansion, Sultan Park - Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Palais de France, and Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theater will be the festival venues this year.

After the completion of the restoration work of the The Maiden's Tower, one of the symbolic buildings of Istanbul, which started in 2021, the historical structure will be reopened to visitors on March 1.

New details have emerged in the investigation into the armed attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul's Sarıyer district during Sunday service last week, shedding light on the events surrounding the deadly incident.

The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Rectorate has won a lawsuit against an ad agency filed in 2023 regarding the allegation that 56 artworks exhibited in the Joan Miro Exhibition were counterfeit, with a compensation of 16,505 Turkish Liras awarded.

The U.K.-based global publisher Time Out has revealed its much-anticipated list of the "World's Coolest Neighborhoods" for 2023, with prominent Istanbul's Bebek district earning 32nd rank out of the 40 localities it featured.

As Istanbul's historical sites are flooded with visitors, historical structures affiliated with the National Palaces in the country welcomed more than 7 million visitors in 2023.

The number of visitors to the palaces, mansions, pavilions and museums increased by 9 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching 7,261,241.