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The narrowest street in Istanbul on records is in Kuruçeşme neighborhood of the Beşiktaş district and it is only 89 centimeters in width that two people cannot walk side by side, a city historian said on Dec. 20.

"There are narrow passages all around Istanbul, however this one, Alaylı Street, is an official street that has been on records," Mehmet Dilbaz said.

Thousands of pieces of waste have been removed from the depths of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait, which cuts through the city, dividing into Europe and Asia, as a result of cleaning carried out by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Beylerbeyi and Dolmabahçe palaces in Istanbul have been reopened for visitors.

A suspect who sent a death threat to the Hrant Dink Foundation has been arrested, according to local media reports.

The suspect, identified only by the initials H.A., was detained on May 30.

Turkey's interior ministry on May 30 said that H.A. and an assailant who ripped off a cross outside an Armenian church in Istanbul were detained.

A suspect who sent a death threat to the Hrant Dink Foundation and an assailant who ripped off a cross outside an Armenian church in Istanbul have been detained, Turkey's interior minister said on May 30.

A Turkish official late on May 30 said Turkey would do all it can to prevent the breaking of brotherhood and peace between Turks and members of minority communities after a recent hate attack on an Armenian church in Istanbul.

A suspect was detained in connection with the Armenian church attack in metropolis Istanbul, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said on May 28.

An unidentified attacker has dismantled a cross outside an Armenian church in Istanbul's historical Kuzguncuk neighborhood.
Security footage delivered to the police showed the attack occurred on May 23 in the Üsküdar district, according to a statement made by the Surp Krikor Lusaroviç Armenian Church.

A café launched under a birdwatching tower in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul has triggered a dispute between birdwatchers and the officials.
"We feel like outsiders now, we cannot do birdwatching here anymore," said the birdwatchers.

Istanbul's Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), which has been closed as part of measures taken against the COVID-19 outbreak, has started sharing its selections from past exhibitions on its digital channels.