Beyoğlu

The father of Ali İsmail Korkmaz, a young student who died after being fatally beaten by plainclothes police during last year’s Gezi protests in Eskişehir, has put himself to work in the construction of a foundation that will contribute to keeping his son’s memory alive.

Boastful of its environmental policy despite activists’ outcry over gargantuan projects that will lead to massive deforestation around the city, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced plans to enter a competition to be chosen as European Green Capital of 2017.