Fazıl Uğur Soylu

Aid organization hangs 'Yes' banner for referendum on historic city walls in Istanbul despite ban

A humanitarian aid organization, Sıcak Yuva Vakfı (Warm Home Association), has hung a banner saying "yes" for the upcoming constitutional change referendum, on Istanbul's UNESCO-listed historic city walls despite bans.  

Historic city walls covered with roof, converted for wedding hall in Istanbul

The Fatih Municipality of Istanbul has controversially converted historic city walls, on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites protected list, for the construction of a new wedding hall, covering them with a portable roof after receiving permission from the Provincial Board of Cultural Property Protection.