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Grand Bazaar to get much-needed facelift

Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar is about to undergo a much-needed renovation that will last a decade and cost tens of millions of dollars. But the revamp is not without controversyIt's over 500 years old, has survived fire and earthquakes, welcomes up to 400,000 people a day and takes pride in being the world's most visited destination, making it more popular than the Eiffel Tower.

11 detained over attack on pro-gov't newspaper offices in Istanbul

Istanbul's anti-terror police have detained 11 suspects in connection with the Feb. 11 attacks on the offices of dailies Yeni ?afak and Yeni Akit. Reports indicate that the suspects are linked to an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) called the United Freedom Forces (BÖG). 

Istanbul police seize 13 aluminum bars

A total of 13 bars of unidentified material seized during a police operation on Jan. 11 in Istanbul have been determined to be pure aluminum, Turkish police said on Feb. 10.        

Acting on a tip, Istanbul police searched a jewelry dealer's car on Jan. 11 in the city's Fatih district and seized 13 bars of an unidentified material.       

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