Golden Horn

Istanbul police have detained 45 people in an operation against two suspected mafia organizations after collecting information that the two gangs were on the eve of major clashes. 

Istanbul's old Galata Bridge, which connected two important centers of the city for eight decades before it was taken to a rear point on the Golden Horn for restoration following damage from a major fire, has been entirely removed.

Various kinds of drugs worth 12 million Turkish Liras were seized in an operation on a house in the Eyüp district of Istanbul on Dec. 15. 

A fire broke out on a sea bus traveling from Bursa to Istanbul on the morning of Dec. 16, prompting the evacuation of all passengers, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

The fire reportedly started in engine room of the sea bus named "Yıldırım Beyazıt" at 9:00 a.m.

The Anna Laudel Contemporary gallery opened its doors for the first time on Bankalar Street in Istanbul's Karaköy neighborhood, launching with an inaugural group show 'When Did We Stop Playing?' 

The new, five-story gallery space also hosts an Artist in Residency program, an Art Shop and a jewelry concession.

There were no initial reports of injuries or casualties and there were also no reports about the cause of the fire, according to Doğan News Agency.

The incident occurred at a factory producing rubber and plastic at the Baltaş industrial estate in Bayrampaşa at 10:30 a.m.

Thousands of people ran in the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon from the Asian continent to the European, commemorating people killed by putschist soldiers during the failed July 15 coup attempt. 

The marathon hosted 90 elite athletes, including 28 top Turkish runners, as well as thousands of people who just want to challenge themselves by running 42 kilometers (26 miles).        

One of Istanbul's iconic names, the 115-year-old famous Pandeli Restaurant situated in the Spice Bazaar has been closed for the last three months. 

Restoration works that have been going on for a long time in the Spice Bazaar and the crisis which hit the tourism sector negatively, have removed the oxygen from this famous turquoise-tiled restaurant. 

The very first marriage in a subway station in Turkey was solemnized on Oct. 30, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Alper Odabaşı and Yeşim Demiray married at the observation terrace of the Haliç Station on the Golden Horn, after permission was granted by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

An iconic restaurant founded in 1901 in the historic Spice Bazaar and popular spot among international celebrities is set to close due to a dramatic plunge in the number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul and ongoing restoration works in the bazaar, daily Habertürk reported on Oct. 22.