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An Istanbul prosecutor has demanded that daily Cumhuriyet columnist Özgür Mumcu be sentenced to four years and eight months in jail for "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman-Byzantine grave underneath Istanbul's famous ?stiklal Avenue, providing evidence of human activity in one of the city's most important areas at a date earlier than previously thought.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said he talked about defense projects with Koç Holding Chairman Mustafa Koç a day before the businessman's death from a heart attack on Jan. 21. Erdo?an also said he'll attend the funeral ceremony of Koç on Jan. 24. 

How the hell did they find their way from Istanbul's Taksim Square to Cologne, Germany, this New Year's Eve?  

I am talking about the deplorable situation of those primitive crowds, the mass molesters? We have quite a lot of them here and, now, it seems we have succeeded in exporting them to certain big cities in Europe. 

Istanbul's historic Emek Theater is set to reopen in March following a long and controversial renovation.

Along with its 600-people capacity hall, one of the first movie theaters of the Republic era, Emek also has eight new movie theaters for 800 people. New movie theater enterprise Cinemo will operate the new Emek Movie Theater, which will offer the latest technology. 

A Ukrainian tourist walking down Istanbul's central ?stiklal Avenue was chased and harassed during New Year celebrations early on Jan. 1, until plainclothes police officers on the street detained the harasser.

Authorities in most capitals of the world fear of terrorist attacks during New Year’s Eve celebrations and have increased police presence in the cities’ streets to prevent any attack.

A Muslim youth group has held an "anti-Santa" rally in Istanbul, a city where, ironically, Christians ruled hundreds of years ago. The Istanbul University branch of the group, Anatolia Youth Association (AGD), held a rally on Dec. 30 at Beyaz?t Square. Around 100 people held posters against celebrations held during New Year's Eve on the grounds that it is a Christian tradition.

Undercover Turkish police officers will step up their presence for Istanbul's New Year's Eve celebrations, as thousands of officers are set to stand guard dressed up as Santa Claus. 

An Istanbul court ruled for the acquittal of all 35 defendants on Dec. 29 in the trial of 35 members of a Be?ikta? football fan group, çAr??, who were accused of organizing a plot to topple the government during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.