Istanbul

Mafia groups composed of illegal parking lot operators known as "değnekçi" continue threatening locals in the Balat neighborhood, a UNESCO-protected district on Istanbul's Golden Horn waterway.

Heavy downpour created a ruckus in Istanbul, Turkey's largest metropolis with 16 million population, causing heavy congestion on roads as traffic density in the city reached 71 percent in the early hours of Sept. 23.

The 25th Istanbul Theater Festival is preparing to host plays, performances and dance shows from Turkey and abroad from Oct. 22 and Nov. 20.

A local man who got stuck inside a historic cannon he entered for a photo was rescued by emergency teams, getting what he wants eventually in an unusual way: Lots of photos taken while he was in a cannon.

A movement started by a group of students to draw attention to the sky-high dormitory and rental apartment costs across the country, especially in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, continues to expand with more and more students becoming a part of it.

A new joint exhibition by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts Publishing, titled "This Place," has opened at Yapıkredi Arts and Culture Center.

Speaking at the opening during the press conference, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, said the exhibition stands as a reminder of Istanbul's valuable assets such as environment and cultural heritage.

An inscription that was smuggled abroad years ago despite belonging to a "lost mosque" in Istanbul is on the way back home thanks to initiatives of the city's local authorities.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has purchased the inscription that reportedly belongs to the historic Bozgoca Mosque at an auction held in the Netherlands on Sept. 17 for 4,600 euros.

With the start of face-to-face education after a year of hiatus due to the pandemic, the price of renting a house in Istanbul is exploding unbelievably, leaving students in a state of turmoil.

Teknofest, Turkey's largest aerospace and technology gathering and one of the world's largest aviation events, kicks off today in Istanbul.

Before the five-day event, warplanes of the Turkish and Azerbaijani air forces made a salutation flight over the Bosphorus.

Thousands of women pushed pedals across the world as part of a global-scale campaign to give more visibility to women in society and to demand cycle-friendly cities.