Handan Toprak

Turkish artist Mehmet Aksoy's sculpture, which was removed on Jan. 7 from its spot for 12 years in Istanbul's Ümraniye neighborhood after a court decision that the location belonged to the General Directorate of National Property, will be placed in the Avc?lar neighborhood. 

Overpass collapses on busy Istanbul highwayOne person was killed and four others were injured after pedestrian overpass on Istanbul’s busy E-5 highway collapsed in the Avcılar district during the morning rush hour on Sept. 3.

The accident took place after the dump of a truck carrying liquid glucose opened and hit the overpass.