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Court delays coup plot case against football fan group çAr??
An Istanbul court has postponed the trial of 35 members of a Be?ikta? football fan group, çAr??, who are accused of organizing a plot to topple the government during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
Ukrainian girl stays three days with dead parents in Turkey
A 6-year-old Ukrainian girl has been rescued from starvation after remaining for three days next to her parents following their death at a Turkish resort.
Former Istanbul governor fined for defaming 17-year-old victim as 'marginal'
Istanbul?s former governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu was fined 10,000 Turkish Liras for accusing a then-17-year-old Dilan Alp of being a member of ?marginal groups? during the May Day protests of 2013, during which she was hit in the head by a tear gas canister shot by the police.
Singing contestant briefly breathes on her own, remains on life support
Mutlu Kaya, a 19-year-old who was shot in the head allegedly over her decision to join a singing competition, breathed on her own for two hours when doctors temporarily took her off life support on May 27.
Mammoth Ottoman carpet restored
A historical Ottoman carpet has been restored by a team of 10 in the Central Anatolian province of Aksarayâs Sultanhanı district, considered the worldâs largest carpet restoration center.
The restoration of the 120-square-meter Hereke carpet went on for 18 months.
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Satellites capture Istanbul’s ‘gray’ transformation over past decade
A comparison of 20 satellite photos hosted by Google Earth reveals how Istanbul has changed with more concrete and less green spaces over the past decade.
Satellites capture Istanbul’s ‘gray’ transformation in past decade
A comparison of 20 satellite photos hosted by Google Earth reveals how Istanbul has changed with more concrete and less green spaces in the past decade.
Top 10 tweets from Istanbul’s outgoing governor who ‘loved’ Gezi Park
Mutlu earned a reputation not only for police crackdowns, but also for his baffling tweets
Istanbul governor praises death in late night tweet
Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu has again caused a stir on the Turkish Twittersphere, posting a Shakespearean late-night tweet that both praised and challenged death.
Governor suggests sending Syrians in Istanbul to camps in southeast
Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu said on July 15 that new measures were being considered to deal with the rising number of Syrians living on the streets of Istanbul, which may include sending them to camps in the southeastern provinces even without their consent.