Historical geography

"We have slowed down economically over nearly three months [amid the pandemic] but with God's help and the people's unity we will move forward and our economy will rise again," Istanbul governor Ali Yerlikaya said at the ceremony, Anadolu Agency reported.

A "Caravan Park" project was prepared in the Black Sea province of Trabzon for enthusiasts of caravans, which have been preferred during the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey.

Tourism routes will be created for caravan parks to be established at highlands in the city and on the beaches.

Opposition-run municipalities led by Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu are finding creative ways to get round the President's attempt to stop them from collecting donations for those hardest hit by the crisis.

Istanbul's Arter museum opened a new online exhibition, titled 'Altan Gürman: A Pioneer of Contemporary Art in Turkey,' and more than 160 works from its collection on May 18 International Museum Day.

More than 70 historical artifacts were seized in an operation in Istanbul, a security source said on May 13. 

Acting on a tip-off, anti-smuggling teams conducted an operation in an art house on May 12 in Şişli district of the metropolis, the source said on condition of anonymity.

A suspect was arrested and 78 historical artifacts were seized, the source added.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has launched an online aid campaign calling on better-off residents to help financially troubled dwellers in paying their unpaid bills, as the coronavirus pandemic has strained many households in Turkey's largest city.

The residents of Istanbul, Turkey's largest city by population, have ramped up their water use in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, but the water levels in the mega city's dams are falling.

The Turkish Red Crescent delivered 100 food packages to an Istanbul church as part of measures to combat the novel coronavirus, the aid agency said on April 30. 

Altimermer Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul's historic Fatih district received the supplies of basic necessities that will be distributed to the city's Greek Orthodox minority community.

Every language is more than an instrument of communication between members of the community to which it belongs, it also represents cultural accumulation. Language is a tool for individuals to convey their thoughts and an important determinant of how they perceive and express the world around them.

Turkish authorities have restricted movements of some 100,000 people, who live in Istanbul but want to travel to the Black Sea provinces, to harvest tea in their land plots there, in a bid to curb the coronavirus spread in the region.