Istanbul Province

A worker died at the construction site of a new Istanbul metro line on May 22, just one day after its groundbreaking ceremony with the participation of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topba?.

Adil Koluk?sao?lu, 32, died at the construction of the Mecidiyeköy stop of the metro line that aims to connect Istanbul's central exchange hub to the seaside neighborhood of Kabata?. 

On May 19, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu reserved an important part of his speech during an election rally in Zonguldak to attacking daily Hürriyet.

?You cannot give instructions to us. Media bosses can no longer manipulate governments in Turkey,? Davuto?lu said, making serious accusations against the newspaper - from conspiring against the government to encouraging terrorists.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said it is natural for youths to ?rebel against dishonorable actions? in a peaceful manner, as they are ?the children of a country of freedoms,? speaking to young people in Ankara as part of the May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.

Members of the Bo?aziçi University Jazz Choir changed a song's finale, adding reference to the Gezi Park protests of June 2013 during their performance on mainstream news network NTV's special broadcast for the May 19 celebrations. 

Painter Haydar Özay, the son of the 21-year gardener of Istanbul's Gezi Park, has spent his life there. He has recently finished a huge, 50-square meter painting of the park, which will be on view from May 30, the second anniversary of the Gezi protests. 

Atatürk Airport in Istanbul broke its air traffic record on May 14 when a total of 1,375 planes took off and landed.

Landings and take-offs from Istanbul's main airport increase as summer season opens.

Do?an News Agency reported on May 16 that the latest record came as the efforts to expand Atatürk Airport continued.

State-run Anadolu reported this week that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to “bargain” with Greece for the reopening of the Halki Orthodox seminary in Turkey.

Four people were injured on May 8 when the ceiling collapsed at part of the domestic terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Turkish media reports said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has reportedly expressed Turkey's readiness to re-open the Halki Seminary in the Adalar district of Istanbul in return for Greece allowing a mosque to function in Thessaloniki. 

Turkey's low cost carrier Pegasus wants to secure licenses to serve new routes, particularly in Russia, the Middle East and North Africa, company CEO Sertaç Haybat has said.