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The construction of Istanbul's huge new airport started as of May 1 this year, two years after the tender, under the shadow of challenges at the construction site and questions over the potential environmental effects of the project The construction of Istanbul's new airport officially started on May 1, 2015, after the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHM?) officially han

A Syriac church dating back to the 4th century in Turkey?s southeastern province of Mardin, has been put for sale on a real estate website for 12.5 million Turkish Liras, while the institutions responsible ancient sites have remained mum on the situation.

The new under-construction airport in Istanbul will be operational by 2018 with two landing fields and one terminal, General Directorate of State Airports (DHM?) head Serdar Hüseyin Y?ld?r?m has vowed, amid recent delays in building work. 

The 6th International Istanbul Opera Festival, organized by the General Directorate of State Opera and Ballet, will open on June 8 with the famous "Abduction from Seraglio," which has become a symbol of the festival.

The opera will also be staged on June 9 by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum Garden. 

The “bean counters” now running the finance ministry under the radical leftist SYRIZA government have apparently forgotten the tale of the “Golden Goose”, otherwise it doesn’t make sense that central government officials are demanding the municipality of Mykonos raise rates for leasing beach umbrellas and chairs by as much as … 120 percent!

Two sacks full of money belonging to Turkey?s Central Bank scattered across Istanbul?s Atatürk Airport ramp while being transferred to a plane en route to Zurich late on May 14. 

A lawsuit has been opened into accused of responsibility in a mine accident in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman's Ermenek district that left 18 workers dead last year.

The Ermenek Public Prosecutor's Office announced that a civil lawsuit had been launched at a high criminal court on charges of causing the death of more than one person through conscious negligence.

An official expert report on the deadly mine accident in the Ermenek town in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman has proven that the disaster was not natural, but caused by technical neglect, while also citing that miners were poorly trained.

The General Directorate of Foundations Calligraphy Museum in Istanbul is home to 3,000 calligraphy panels. Some are undergoing restoration by 20 experts Among thousands of artworks in the Turkish Calligraphy Arts Museum, affiliated with the General Directorate of Foundations, 563 are being restored by a team of 20 experts.

An investigation has been opened into the former head of administrative and financial affairs at the General Directorate of State Opera and Ballet (DOB), after allegations that he was illegally monitoring personnel through a surveillance camera system installed on his computer.