Galata Tower

Istanbul's iconic Galata Tower has completed its restoration and will welcome visitors on May 25.

The General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums highlighted in a statement on its social media account that they reorganized the Galata Tower after restoration efforts to accommodate migratory swifts and visitors while preserving cultural heritage.

With the completion of the restoration works, the Maiden's Tower was opened to visitors late on May 11 with light and laser shows, and entries will be free until the end of May.

Restoration works at the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul have neared an end as the historical tower is expected to be presented to the public in April, İhlas News Agency has reported.

"The dome is strengthened with carbon fibers, the roof has been raised and fortification walls have emerged," it reported on Feb. 18.

Cell phone footage of restoration workers drilling down the stone wall of Istanbul's 14th-century Galata Tower created a political firestorm. An officer of the Istanbul Municipality tweeted a clip of two restoration workers taking apart a corner section of the tower's inner wall with jackhammers. A pile of large stones lay at their feet as they worked.

Two historic towers near Istanbul's landmark Galata Tower, which has an important place in the unique silhouette of the city, face the danger of collapse.

The six-hundred-year-old towers, which have been heavily damaged from the groundwork to the top, are in a very weak state, according to experts.

A huge blue tie will be fitted to Istanbul's landmark Galata tower on Sept. 20 to raise awareness for prostate cancer.  

Man performs BASE jump from historic Galata Tower

A man “base jumped” from the top of Istanbul’s historic 67-meter tall Galata Tower on the morning of Nov. 8.