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Court rules to keep 44 suspects behind bars in ISIL nightclub attack case
An Istanbul court on July 18 ruled for the continuation of the detention of 44 suspects in a case of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul's Ortaköy district in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2017 that killed 39 people.
Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark second anniversary of defeated coup attempt
Thousands of people flocked to the July 15 Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul to mark the second anniversary of the defeated coup attempt in 2016. Click through for the story in photos...
The coup attempt has still not fully been clarified after two years
It was a nightmare. When it started with road blocks on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul and jets flying over the Turkish Parliament in Ankara at around 9 p.m. on July 15, 2016, many of us wished it was something else; many of us thought the time of coup d'états was over.
Yıldız Palace photographs in France
The exhibition "Yıldız Palace Photography Collection," which features the Ottoman State's political, social, cultural and economic relations with the world through the photography collection of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, opened in France on May 29.
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Reina attack survivor was asked in Istanbul case whether he is a CIA agent
Jake Raak, one of the survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day in 2017, was asked at the March 27 court hearing in the case "whether he was an intelligence agent" or an "employee of the U.S. government."
Restoration of historic Istanbul high school building with heavy equipment stirs debate
An ongoing restoration at Istanbul’s famous Kabataş High School (“Kabataş Erkek Lisesi” in Turkish) being carried out with heavy construction equipment has stirred debate in Turkey, as experts say the school’s building, listed as a historic one, has “irreversibly” been damaged.
Istanbul’s Beşiktaş-Adalar winter ferry line cancelled, other services reduced
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) run City Lines has announced a suspension of ferry services between the Beşiktaş district on Istanbul’s European side and the Princes’ Islands (“Adalar” in Turkish) from Jan. 1 until June 3 later this year.
ISIL Nightclub Attack Victims Commemorated on First Anniversary in Istanbul
Victims of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack on a nightclub were commemorated on its first anniversary in Istanbul on Dec. 31, 2017, Hurriyet reported.
New Year’s Eve celebrations cancelled in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş
New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district have been cancelled due to security concerns.
ISIL’s Istanbul nightclub attack hearing held behind closed doors for ‘public security’
A hearing into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub, which left 39 people dead and 79 wounded, was held behind closed doors over “public security.”