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The Istanbul Municipality has dispatched five trucks loaded with essential aid supplies destined for Gaza in a display of solidarity with the people in the beleaguered region under Israeli attack.

The main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) leader, Özgür Özel, and Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, have joined forces for their first rally together ahead of the upcoming local elections slated for March 31.

The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) suspended the imam of a mosque in Istanbul's Sultangazi district on May 23 after his disputed remarks during a sermon calling on everyone to "take up arms on election night."

There were 5,102 people hospitalized for injuries while sacrificing animals on the first day of the Eid al-Adha across the country, Demirören News Agency has reported.

"The emergency rooms of hospitals were filled by inexperienced butchers," the agency said on July 10.

A strong thunderstorm hit Istanbul and surrounding areas in Turkey's Marmara region late on Sept. 18, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds following a 'yellow warning' issued by the Turkish State Meteorological Service.

A man from Afghanistan traveled some 4,500 kilometers illegally from his home country to Turkey and killed his estranged wife in 2018.

Elhan Atifi married Muhammedullah Raihan in 2015. However, she was subjected to domestic violence for two years and sought help from Afghan officials to no vail.

Turkey's sixth mall library, which will host literary and artistic events, music performances and work-shops, has recently opened in Istanbul's Sultangazi district. Vega Istanbul AVM Library covers an area of 258 square meters with 5,000 works.

Air quality in Turkey has seen a noticeable improvement, with the vast majority of people locking themselves in their houses because of the coronavirus epidemic.

As citizens began to self-isolate, the movement of vehicles has been reduced significantly, while the use of fossil fuel has decreased greatly as many businesses have been closed.

Four people have been detained for firing guns into the air in Istanbul's Sultangazi district after polls closed and initial results started to be announced in Turkey's twin presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24.

A Turkish prosecutor assigned to terror cases escaped unharmed late on Dec. 7 after unknown assailants fired on his car in Istanbul's Sultangazi district.