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Istanbul

News 7 years ago

Turkey to unveil giant new Istanbul airport

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Monday due to inaugurate Istanbul's new international airport, which his government claims will become the world's largest.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Foreigners snap up Istanbul's iconic waterfront mansions

Once the preserve of the Ottoman elite and affluent foreigners working in what was Constantinople, the mansions, known as yalis, were made famous in novels and modern Turkey's TV soap operas.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Festival takes music deep into Istanbul's centuries-old heritage

It's an early summer evening at Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, the maze-like warren of alleyways crammed with shops that has been the city's trading hub for over half a millennium.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Istanbul's gay, transgender community hold smaller rally

Members of Istanbul’s gay and transgender community gathered for a rally on Sunday instead of the annual pride march, after they said the parade itself had been banned by the city’s governor for the third consecutive year.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Istanbul LGBT pride march will go ahead despite ban: Organizers

Istanbul’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march will go ahead on Sunday even though the governorship of the Turkish city banned it citing security concerns, the organizers of the event said on Friday.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Europe's largest wooden building awaits salvation off Istanbul

Built at the end of the 19th century on an island off Istanbul, this unique six-story structure once served as a home for Greek Orthodox orphans until it was shut down in the early 1960s.

World 7 years ago

Erdogan vows to quit when 'enough', sparks Twitter trend

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed he would step down if his people decided it was "enough", prompting opponents to propel the word in Turkish to the top of worldwide Twitter trends.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Famed Istanbul modern art museum enters new era

Since opening on December 11, 2004, Istanbul Modern, spectacularly situated on the Bosphorus with a view of the Ottoman-era Topkapi Palace, has become a symbol of 21st century Istanbul, open to outside influences but proud of its past.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

Back on track: Trains to return to historic Istanbul station

Built in the first decade of the 20th century as Europe's gateway to the east, Istanbul Haydarpasa railway station stands proudly on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, its gothic towers looming over the waters.