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The Turkish Environment Agency (TÜÇA), affiliated with the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry, has begun sea cleaning efforts in Istanbul's coastal areas to tackle marine pollution.

The Istanbul Municipality council approved a project for a new tramline, which is envisioned to connect three districts of the city's Asian side.

Named "AnadoluTRAM" previously, the new tramline is designed to link the districts of Üsküdar, Kadıköy and Maltepe, with the proposal confirmed by majority of votes in the council held by the municipality on June 11.

Shopping center investments in Türkiye have lost momentum with only seven applications filed with authorities to build new malls in the past three years.

Türkiye on May 29 has marked the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 570th anniversary with a series of events in the Turkish metropole.

Istanbul was besieged 28 times throughout history before its conquest in 1453 by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.

The fugitive suspect wanted for 12 years in the murder of Turkmen businessman Chary Gaipov has been caught in Istanbul's Maltepe district.

During the identity check, it was determined that Ümit D., 42, was wanted with a 25-year prison sentence for "premeditated murder" and "escape from the convict." During the body search, an unlicensed gun was also seized.

Four more suspects, including two special operations police, have been arrested in the investigation launched into the assassination of the former head of the ultra-nationalist group, Grey Wolves, bringing the total number to 10.

International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, has been marked by tens of thousands in rallies organized by labor unions, non-governmental organizations and political parties across Turkey.

The biggest crown gathered in Istanbul's Maltepe district to celebrate the day.

In archaeological excavations in Panaztepe, located in the Menemen district of the western province of İzmir and is believed to have been a settlement from 3,000 B.C. to the Byzantine period, structures from the oldest period of the city have been unearthed.

In a reaction to new measures and an inoculation push, nearly 3,000 Turks on Sept. 11 demonstrated against COVID-19 related mandates in Istanbul, including vaccinations, PCR tests and protective face masks.

An attempt to organize a rally later this week in Istanbul by Turkey's anti-vaxxers has faced a strong backlash from experts who label the event as "a daring challenge to public health."

Organizers dub the event "Great Awakening," which is scheduled for Sept. 11 in Istanbul's Maltepe district, and they have been running a campaign for the rally on social media for some time.