Princes' Islands

An Istanbul court has sentenced journalist and mayor of Istanbul's Adalar district Erdem Gül to five years in prison in his retrial for aiding the FETÖ terrorist organization over a piece of news involving images of trucks related to Turkish intel.

Walking has become practically impossible on Istanbul's Princes' Islands, where thousands of people flock to daily throughout the summer, since the number of unlicensed battery-powered vehicles on the islands' streets are starting to soar.

Islanders complained to local media about the dramatic increase in the number of these vehicles.

Following a two-year restoration work in line with its original texture, a historical school building called Taş Mektep (Stone School) in Istanbul's Princes' Islands has opened its doors to visitors 45 years after being abandoned.

With the approaching of the summer season, many people have started their search to plan a vacation according to their budget, particularly some spots in Istanbul accessible by public transportation, such as Adalar, Kilyos and Şile, are making their final preparations for their customers.

In the Princes' Islands off Istanbul, the traffic control of electric vehicles, which have replaced the carriages, will be carried out by female drivers.

The tender for the restoration of a school building in the historical Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage in Istanbul's Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, will be opened in May.

The restoration of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage on Istanbul's Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, has been approved by the Council of Monuments.

The Princes' Islands and Silivri, a district along the Maramara Sea, is home to the cleanest beaches in Türkiye's largest metropolitan city of Istanbul, the General Directorate of Public Health has announced.

While some Istanbulites are preferring to enjoy the pleasant waters of Bosphorus to cool off from the scorching heat, others are flocking to the beaches in the city.

Yassıada, a Marmara island notorious for its jails and trials from the 1960 military coup, has hosted more than 20,000 visitors since it was inaugurated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2020.

A group of experts, including engineers, city planners, art historians and topographers, from various parts of the world has gathered for the restoration of the Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage, which is considered the largest wooden building in Europe.