Emirgan

Following an extensive nine-month restoration, the Sakıp Sabancı Museum's Atlı Köşk reopened to visitors on Dec. 7.

With renewed presentations of its Arts of the Book and Calligraphy Collection, Painting Collection and Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection, the Atlı Köşk promises a distinctive experience with its expanded display, featuring new acquisitions.

In a vibrant spectacle unfolding before onlookers, tulips have burst into full bloom across Istanbul, transforming iconic landmarks into colorful havens and marking the beginning of the much-anticipated Tulip Festival.

Squirrels residing in Istanbul's famous Emirgan Woods attract visitors' attention. (AA Photo)

The 13th Istanbul Tulip Festival opened on April 3 at the Emirgan Park with the participation of Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin. As part of the festival, the Istanbul Municipality has decorated many parts of the city with tulips. The festival will continue with various events throughout April. 

The construction of a 10-meter wide public road project, which is set to include separate lanes for pedestrians, runners and cyclists, has begun on the Anatolian side of the Bosphorus. 

The Bosphorus has become eight meters narrower with the latest land reclamation project.

The latest road construction in Istanbul's Emirgan neighhorhood filled 5,600-square-meter of sea with concrete. 

Alarm bells are ringing for one of the most beautiful green areas of the Bosphorus, the Emirgan Grove.

Turkey?s Housing Development Administration (TOK?), which seems to be extending its hands to every corner of the country, is now eying the 158-decare green area in Emirgan where the annual ?Tulip Festival? is organized.

Allegations that a shopping complex and skyscrapers will be built on a plot of land neighboring Istanbul?s famous Emirgan Grove have sparked fresh debate over spoiling the city?s historic silhouette.