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New cruise ship port, Galataport, which is being developed jointly by Doğuş Group and Bilgili Holding in Istanbul's Karaköy district along 1,200 meters of coastline, will welcome its first cruise ship in April 2020.

A video presentation of artist duo Webb-Ellis's "For the First Baby Born in Space" and Richard Whitby's "The Lost Ones" is slated for SALT Galata between July 9 and Aug. 23.

A new exhibition at the Rahmi M Koç Museum in Istanbul sheds light on the civilian maritime history from the last century of the Ottoman Empire to the establishment and development period of the Republic of Turkey. Curated by Reşit Mehmet Erol, the exhibition can be seen through Sept 29.

In yet another sign of the normalization of relations between Athens and the Phanar, Archbishop Ieronymos paid a visit to Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios in Istanbul on Monday.
According to reports, Ieronymos visited the Patriarchate to wish Vartholomaios a happy name day.

Public beaches run by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will begin serving this summer on June 4.

Ushering in a new era in the relationship between Athens and the Phanar, Greek Archbishop Ieronymos and visiting Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios together attended the inauguration of a gerontology center in the town of Dilesi in Viotia, central Greece, on Thursday. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was also at the event. 

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios is expected in Athens on Wednesday for talks with Greek Archbishop Ieronymos that are widely expected to usher in a new era in relations between the Church of Greece and the Phanar.

In what is seen as a hatchet-burying visit, the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios will arrive in Athens on Wednesday for talks with Greek Archbishop Ieronymos that are widely expected to usher in a new era in relations between the Church of Greece and the Phanar.

Istanbul will host the world premiere of the opera, "Yeniden Doğuş" (Reborn), on May 16 at the Haliç Congress Center.

Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew officiated a service on May 8 at the Saint John Church in memory of the youngest apostle of Jesus and he wished Muslims success in Ramadan.