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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said on Aug. 18 that the municipality will scrutinize the city's infrastructure after flash floods killed one person the previous day.

As many as 72,000 opiate pills were seized in a bust in Istanbul, Turkey, a security source said on Aug. 13. 

The exhibition, a private collection, runs until October 27, with works on the walls leading to the top of Bucharest's triumphal arch, inaugurated in September 1936 and which offers visitors stunning views of the city.

The Art of Bansky premiered in Istanbul in 2016 and has since visited the likes of Paris, London and Rome.

Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage organization, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute have said in a recently issued report that the restoration of the Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage in Istanbul would cost at least 40 million euros and would take four to fıve years to complete.

Istanbul's first Bengal tigers, who were born on May 12, welcomed its visitors at Aslan Park in Tuzla Viaport Marina on July 28.           

Being one of the top beach destinations in the world, Turkey offers plenty of golden beaches and calm, soothing and clear waters to domestic and foreign tourists. Click through to check out the top 10 attraction spots for a beach holiday in Turkey, ranked by The Telegraph.

One of the members of a money counterfeiting gang detained last week in a raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt neighborhood is a graduate of the prestigious Boğaziçi University's economics department.

Turkish metropolis Istanbul will host the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2019 in September, according to a joint statement by organizers on July 25.

Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay said his government started an inventory study of Varosha on July 25 to examine the possibility of reopening the ghost town. Before the split of Cyprus 45 years ago, Varosha was a popular destination for Hollywood stars and wealthy tourists.

Istanbul Strait was closed to shipping traffic both ways on July 21 due to an intercontinental swimming competition, according to Istanbul Port Authority.