Kumkapı

Cat skeletons in Yenikapı metro site reveal new facts

Excavations at the undersea metro construction sites of Yenikapı and Marmaray in Istanbul that were carried out between 2004 and 2014 in Istanbul unearthed cat remains and skeletons along with many other animals dating back to the Byzantine era. Some of these were given to the Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Veterinary Faculty of (IUC).

VIDEO: Illegal migrants escape from deportation center setting building on fire in central Istanbul

Illegal migrants in a deportation center in the central Kumkapı district of Istanbul have escaped from the building as they set the building on fire. Police have opened warning fire in order to prevent some 50 migrants from escaping, but couldn't stop them.

VIDEO: Refugees escape from deportation center setting building on fire in central Istanbul

Refugees in a deportation center in the central Kumkapı district of Istanbul have escaped from the building as they set the building on fire. Police have opened warning fire in order to prevent some 50 refugees from escaping, but couldn't stop them.