Bebek

The U.K.-based global publisher Time Out has revealed its much-anticipated list of the "World's Coolest Neighborhoods" for 2023, with prominent Istanbul's Bebek district earning 32nd rank out of the 40 localities it featured.

Finding an affordable housing in Istanbul is becoming increasingly difficult for low- and medium-income groups with rent prices in the city rising fast.

A recent survey found that the average rent price of a 100 square meter house in Istanbul climbed to 16,000 Turkish Liras ($589).

Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire tycoon who often prefers Türkiye's southern parts for spending summer vacations, has visited Istanbul this time, touring the city's Bosphorus neighborhood, Bebek.

As per claims, the purpose of his visit to Istanbul is to buy a mansion on the Bosphorus.

Academy award-winning actors Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas embarked on a world tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their marriage, and the couple arrived in Istanbul on Jan. 3 following an Africa journey.

Journalists, lawmakers and representatives from several press unions and organizations marked Jan. 10, Working Journalists' Day, staging a march in central Istanbul, with dozens of others having cycled along some part of the Bosphorus shoreline.