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Children collect garbage on World Environment Day
As part of the June 5 World Environment Day, children across the country have picked up rubbish on the streets in various organizations to raise environmental awareness.
In Istanbul, the Fatih Municipality gathered around 300 young volunteer environmentalists to collect garbage on the streets of the Balat neighborhood.
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Haydarpaşa Station offers big surprises
An important discovery has been made during the excavations in the Haydarpaşa Train Station in Istanbul's Kadıköy neighborhood. A burial monument from the late Hellenistic period, which is a first for Istanbul, has been unearthed.
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Police hold anti-organized crime op ‘Mucilage’
Turkish police conducted simultaneous operations early on May 26 against some 13 crime syndicates operating in 16 provinces on shorelines around the country, the Interior Ministry has announced.
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Security tightened to protect historic Hagia Sophia
The 1,400-year-old Imperial Gate inside the Hagia Sophia Mosque has been put under protection after it was vandalized by unidentified assailants.
The unpleasant incident had come to light after a photo showing the fragmented door was uploaded by the Association of Art Historians (SATAD) on its social media platforms. "The door must be put under protection," SATAD said in the post.
Greek PM Mitsotakis expresses abhorrence over Hagia Sophia vandalism, in phone contact with UNESCO DG Azoulay
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday spoke with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, with the former expressing his and the government deep sadness and abhorrence with condition of the Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and the greatest basilica of eastern Christendom.
Train services between Istanbul, Sofia starting soon
The train services between Istanbul and Bulgaria's capital of Sofia, which were halted on March 11, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, will begin on April 25, the Turkish Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry has announced.
"Following talks between the two countries' railways administrations, the decision has been taken," the ministry said in a statement on April 20.
‘Imperial Gate’ in Hagia Sophia Mosque vandalized
Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Foundations has started an investigation to find out the unidentified assailant or assailants who have vandalized the 1,400-year-old Imperial Gate inside the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the metropolitan city.
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Islamic Civilizations Museum fascinates people
The Museum of Islamic Civilizations, which opened last week in the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque Complex, draws great interest from visitors with its exceptional artworks that shed light on the development of Islamic art.
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Restoration at burned-down pavilion nearing end
The restoration process of a 516-year-old pavilion at a remarkable Istanbul mosque is nearing its end, waiting for the day it will welcome its visitors again following a devastating fire in 2011.
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Fog engulfs Istanbul, disrupts marine traffic
The dense fog that enveloped Istanbul yesterday disrupted daily life in Turkey's most populated city, reducing the viewing distance to just 5 meters from time to time.
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