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VIDEO: 18 injured after Istanbul public bus crashes on ferry docks
Several people were injured Aug. 1 after a public bus failed to stop and crashed into a small café next to the ferry docks of KabataŠin Istanbul.
The accident occurred around 8:45 a.m. after the driver of the bus commuting between KabataÅ and the European suburb of KaÄıthane lost control of the bus due to unknown reasons as he was approaching the last stop.
Risk high for roof of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar after heavy rain
Aerial photos showing the roof of Istanbulâs Grand Bazaar have revealed the level of risk for the roof of the historic site, which was further damaged by heavy rains last week.
Syrian refugees hold on to life with locals’ help on Istanbul sidewalks
Syrians fleeing their countryâs conflict have found some respite in Istanbul, but many compatriots are not so lucky
Syrian families who have fled their country due to ongoing war have found shelter on Istanbul sidewalks and parks, clutching onto life with the help of locals, but others face harsher conditions elsewhere in Turkey.
Hürrem sultan’s palace to be preserved
The palace where the wife of Süleyman the Magnificent, Hürrem Sultan, lived in Edirne has been under restoration since 2009, and is set to be opened to the public soon Edirne Palace, located next to the River Tunca in the western province of Edirne, is currently under restoration and will soon be opened to the public, along with its surrounding area.
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Footballer denies he will remove his tattoos after PM Erdoğan's rebuke
A Turkish footballer has denied reports suggesting that he accepted to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan.
"Please don't take every article in the media seriously. I neither considered nor told that I would remove my tattoos. Each of them has a special meaning to me," 18-year-old Galatasaray footballer Berk Yıldız tweeted.
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s rebuke convinces footballer to remove his tattoos
A Turkish footballer has promised to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan.
Turkey’s celebrity preachers to earn fortune this Ramadan
A handful of Islamic preachers in Turkey will earn more than a million Turkish Liras with their special shows on Turkish TV screens throughout Ramadan this year, which will start on June 28.
Top of the list is Islamic scholar Nihat HatipoÄlu, who has clinched a contract worth 600,000 liras with ATV for 30 episodes of his trademark Ramadan program, according to daily Vatan.