Istanbul

Turkish state TV's Ottoman detective drama, 'Filinta,' is the first of its kind in the history of Turkish television.

A metrobus caught fire on one of Istanbul's busiest roads on March 24, luckily causing no casualties.

Five managers of workers? unions and chambers have been acquitted of charges of inciting the public to take part in illegal meetings and marches for the occasion of International Workers? Day in 2014.
 

Two Turkish cartoonists face up to two years in jail on charges of ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, over a satirical piece on free speech in which they allegedly included a hidden offensive gesture.

The Istanbul Police Department has finally sent the identities of the policemen suspected of shooting dead Gezi protest victim Berkin Elvan, a full year after the 15-year-old passed away following 269 days in a coma.

Elvan was shot with a tear gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters on June 16, 2013, and succumbed to his injuries on March 11, 2014.

A top official of Turkey?s main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) has claimed that the government has prepared a bill to build underground tunnels for President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s residences in Istanbul and Ankara.

Turkey's main stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, and the London Metal Exchange (LME) will work with to develop products for the steel market, Borsa Istanbul said in a written statement on March 18.

Borsa Istanbul will also acquire LME's stake in clearing house LCH.Clearnet, the statement added.

World renowned Australian actor Hugh Jackman is currently in Istanbul to perform his show "An Evening with Hugh Jackman."

At a press conference before the first show on March 17, Jackman welcomed the audience saying "thank you" and "good morning" in Turkish, describing how he first came to Istanbul 19 years ago.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has changed the name of the 3.5-kilometer long ??stinye Bay?r?? Street where the posh mall ?stinye Park is located into ?Qatar Street.? At the municipal assembly, despite the objections of the opposition party members, the name ?Qatar Street? was approved with the votes of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members.

Buildings such as shopping malls and hotels that bring in revenue will be allowed to be built alongside the connection roads of Istanbul's third bridge over the Bosphorus, according to a clause passed in an omnibus bill last year 2014.