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No unoccupied shops left in Grand Bazaar
After seeing a recovery in numbers of foreign visitors on the back of Middle Eastern and Asian tourists, all of the shops in Istanbul's historical Grand Bazaar have been operating with full capacity, head of a shopkeepers' association said.
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Istanbul receives record 5.5M tourists this year
Turkish metropolis Istanbul has set a tourism record with the highest number of visits in five years, according to a report on July 4.
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Istanbul mayor has ‘good intentions,’ patriarch says
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios and Ekrem Imamoglu, the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, met in the Turkish city Thursday, with the former describing the moderate new leader as "a person of good intentions."
Vartholomaios, Imamoglu meet in Istanbul
Ekrem Imamoglu (l) the newly elected Mayor of Istanbul, talks to members of the media with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios (r), the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, following their meeting in Istanbul, Thursday. Imamoglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP) won a decisive victory on June 23, his second in three months after authorities annulled an earlier vote.
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Istanbul's 81 beaches are safe to swim, officials say
Health authorities have declared 81 beaches in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul safe and hygienic for swimming.
Istanbul Governorate to take action against store signs in Arabic
The Istanbul Governor's Office has announced that it issued warnings to hundreds of workplaces in the province to comply with the laws and ensure a majority of their signboards are written in Turkish.
Istanbul retail prices down 1 pct in June
Retail prices in Istanbul, the country's largest city, declined 0.98 percent in June from the previous month, data from the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) showed on July 1.
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UN’s leadership training center opened in Istanbul
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has opened its 90th training center in cooperation with Istanbul's Bahçeşehir University.
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Historical Istanbul mosque brings fresh hope to homeless
A historical mosque at the center of a populous Istanbul district is providing free showers, clothing, and food to the homeless.
Experts discuss cyberpolitics, cybersecurity in Istanbul
The third Bosphorus International Conference on Cyberpolitics, Cybersecurity and International Relations kicked off on June 28 in Istanbul.