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Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Tuncay Özkan shared via his personal Twitter account photos of cut down trees in Istanbul's symbolic Gezi Park next to Taksim Square on Aug. 2, describing it as a "massacre of trees."

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Tuncay Özkan shared via his personal Twitter account photos of cut down trees in Istanbul's symbolic Gezi Park next to Taksim Square on Aug. 2, describing it as a "massacre of trees."

A heavy rainfall hit Istanbul in the evening hours of July 27, causing fires and flash floods to occur across the city.

A fire broke out in the Haydarpaşa port when a crane toppled on an oil tanker, causing explosions. The fire was taken under control after firefighters arrived at the scene.

Transportation in the city also came to a near halt following the heavy rainfall.

A heavy rainfall that hit Istanbul, causing fires and flash floods to occur across the city in the evening hours of July 27 has triggered debates over insufficiency of Istanbul's infrastructures.

Tension has risen in the upscale Istanbul neighborhoods of Yeşilköy and Florya, after crowds mostly of Syrian refugees have in recent days been flocking to the coast to barbecue. 

Residents of these neighborhoods in the Bakırköy district have been complaining about the noise and the trash left behind by crowds barbecuing on the coast. 

Plays staged at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's City Theaters will be viewed by the passengers of the Turkish Airlines, as part of a new campaign to promote Turkish theater to the world.

In the first stage, six plays including one for children will be delivered to Turkish Airlines within 60 days. 

Istanbul's Beyoğlu Municipality and the Istanbul Chamber of Taxi Drivers (İTEO) introduced electric taxis, to be used in the city for the first time, a joint sahur event (Ramadan pre-fast meal) on June 16 in Taksim Square.

The event was joined by host Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan, İETO head Yahya Uğur, and several taxi drivers, Doğan News Agency reported.

A total of 20 new trees were planted in Istanbul's symbolic Taksim Square by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality late on June 1, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Previously, 30 trees were planted by municipality teams as part of a landscape project in Taksim. A total of 50 trees were planted, including 10 plane trees, 18 oak trees, 17 linden trees and five olive trees. 

Dear local government, you cannot make Istanbul a smart city because this city has chosen to go crazy after years of torture. In recent years, it has also committed itself to drive those who live in it crazy. Stop thinking about making it a smart city; in my neighborhood there are power cuts three times a week. First solve that. 

An Armenian orphanage in Istanbul's Tuzla district, which was demolished on April 8 to prepare for the construction of a new building, will be rebuilt as a social and cultural facility.