Küçükçekmece

The recent shooting incident during the election campaign event of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Küçükçekmece mayoral candidate, Aziz Yeniay, was not the result of a random dispute but a meticulously planned assassination attempt, local media has reported.

In Greece, they expect the unprecedented bad weather to begin to subside today. The floods in the country claimed three lives. Turkey reported seven dead.

In the area of the Black Sea resort of Ineada in the district of Kirklareli bordering Bulgaria, rivers overflowed and many bungalows and caravans were swept into the sea. Five of the victims are in this area, two are in Istanbul.

Excavations in the ancient city of Bathonea, located in the Küçükçekmece Lake basin in Istanbul's Avcılar district, have been resumed.

The Directorate of Migration Management has refuted claims that all 39 districts of Istanbul are closed to new residence permits for foreigners, clarifying that the ban is still limited to only 10 districts.

Istanbul police have initiated a new practice of conducting nightly inspections against illegal migrants across various locations, ranging from tour boats on the Bosphorus to entertainment venues.

The first inspection carried out late on July 5 resulted in the apprehension of 354 illegal migrants.

One out of every five buildings in Istanbul, where concerns have been looming for long over a potential earthquake, is built on geologically risky ground, the Istanbul Environmental Plan Report has revealed.

While the areas in Istanbul where the ground is not earthquake resistant occupy less than 13 percent of the city, the population there is soaring by the day, an expert has stated.

Nearly 4,000 suspects have been caught in the operations carried out in 11 districts of Istanbul since the new year against suspects found to be involved in the drug trade.

Istanbul University and the Avcılar Municipality have initiated a monitoring project in a bid to clean Istanbul's Lake Küçükçekmece and restore its lost biodiversity.

Within the scope of the project, where the works will continue until June, it is planned to enable the lake and its biodiversity to gain its former health by applying an effective and sustainable restoration technique.

Foreigners can no longer apply for a residence permit in eight of Istanbul's districts, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced.