Historical geography

Teknofest, Türkiye's largest aerospace and technology festival, has started in Istanbul, is already attracting large crowds on the first day of the event.

This year, Teknofest has brought technology enthusiasts together for the seventh time in total and sixth time in Türkiye.

The festival excitement will continue for five more days at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul.

One of the biggest events of the International Federation for Choral Music, hosted by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, will be held in Istanbul from April 25 to 30

A work has been initiated by Istanbul Municipality to prevent the buildings lying parallel to the E-5 highway, which will provide transportation in Istanbul in case of a possible earthquake, from collapsing and blocking the road.

Türkiye will seek to lure more tourists from the U.S., South America, Far East, Asia and Gulf nations while continuing to focus on existing strategic markets, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said.

An Istanbul court has decided to stop ongoing demolition works in the building of the Hiranur Foundation that came to the fore with the allegation of the abuse of a 6-year-old child.

A demolition decision had been made on the grounds that the building was constructed in a way against the zoning legislation.

Within the scope of Istanbul's new action plan for scooters, 1,500 parking spaces will be established throughout the city, and those who leave their scooters in the parking areas will receive a discount.

Journalist Tolga Akyıldız has died at the age of 50 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Akyıldız, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in his home on April 1 in Istanbul was taken to Maslak Acıbadem Hospital. But he died in the night.

His sister Gökçe Akyıldız announced that Tolga Akyıldız will be buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after the noon prayer to be held at Zincirlikuyu Mosque today.

The restoration and strengthening works against possible earthquake risk in Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar, which have been going on for about three years, have mostly come to an end.

Teams from Istanbul Municipality have discovered a statue from the Roman period, estimated to be 1,900 years old, in the area of the Saint Polyeuktos Church in Saraçhane that was destroyed during the Latin occupation.

The teams from Istanbul Municipality's Cultural Heritage Department initiated an excavation work in the area where the church was destroyed on June 8 last year.

The building of a Turkish opposition party in Istanbul was hit by two bullets overnight, its leader said on Friday, in what she described as an attempt to scare party members ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.