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Two warehouse museums to be established in Istanbul
Some artifacts in the warehouses of the Istanbul Archeology Museums will be taken to Atatürk Airport and some to an area bought by the Culture and Tourism Ministry in Maltepe district, where "warehouse museums" will be established.
Feline sound from mobile phone helps rescue stranded kitten
A kitten that fell into a 15-meter hole between two walls of an apartment building in Istanbul was rescued after days of efforts by locals and firefighters.
Istanbul court arrests suspect of brutal femicide
An Istanbul court have arrested Kemal (Delbe) Ayyıldız, the suspect in the killing of a female academic in Istanbul, on the charge of "deliberately killing with a monstrous feeling" as women's organizations took to streets to protest the latest case of femicide in the country.
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Murder of academic sparks outrage as femicide toll soars
A woman has been burned to death by a man in Istanbul, as the nation grows angry, but is no longer shocked at the growing number of femicides claiming the lives of women.
Aylin Sözer, an academic at an Istanbul university, became one of the last women to be murdered by a man in Turkey.
Rottweiler attacks owner and bystander after surgery
A dog has attacked its owners as well as bystanders after regaining consciousness in an untimely manner following its surgical operation in Istanbul's Maltepe district.
Election board accepts main opposition CHP’s appeal for Maltepe
The Maltepe district election board on April 14 evaluated the objections made by the AKP and MHP and decided to cancel the counting of additional balloting committees brought during the vote count, decreasing the number of balloting committees from 12 to two in the re-count of these votes.
Ruling AKP gets ready to appeal for re-vote of Istanbul local election
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is getting ready to ask the country's Supreme Election Council (YSK) to order a re-vote in entire Istanbul, a party official has said, as the recount process in Maltepe district neared an end late April 14, after the Daily News went to print.
Men involved in lynching of alleged child kidnapper released
Three men involved in the killing of a man, who had allegedly attempted to abduct two children in Istanbul's Maltepe district last week, have been released by the authorities.
Mob lynched man suspected of kidnapping child in Istanbul
An angry mob attacked a man who they claimed tried to kidnap a child in Istanbul's Maltepe district, severely beating him up on July 26.
Six square kilometers of Istanbul's land reclaimed from the sea
Six square kilometers of land have been gained from Istanbul coasts and opened for urban use by filling up the sea. With the acceleration of such infrastructure work at the start of the millennium, professionals are warning about risks.