Outline of Istanbul

Responding to calls that his scheduled visit to Ankara on Monday should be postponed due to the conversion of the Chora monastery in Istanbul into a mosque, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed on Wednesday that this would not be the correct course of action as "open channels must be maintained."

One of the biggest events of the International Federation for Choral Music, hosted by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, will be held in Istanbul from April 25 to 30

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated a 34 kilometers-long subway line stretching from the city center to Istanbul Airport on Jan. 22.

The new line from the Kağıthane district of Istanbul to the airport has eight stations with 24 minutes of travel time.

The 13th International Istanbul Opera Festival will start with the "7 Tenor" concert at Haliç Congress Center Open Air Stage on July 16. The event will feature four major opera works and a concert to be staged by the Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya State Opera and Ballet Directorates until July 30. All works within the scope of the festival will be staged at 9 p.m.

Pera Museum and the Istanbul Research Institute are presenting two exhibitions simultaneously with the sole focus on Byzantine.

Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey's leading art fair and the first international art event since the city went into lockdown, is set to kick off today in a significant new location, Tersane Istanbul, a venue that is expected to become one of the new landmarks of the Turkish metropolis.

Within the scope of Academy Festival Istanbul and with the contributions of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture Department, the city is getting ready to host a never-seen-before festival called the Istanbul International Chamber Music Festival to bring fresh vibes to the city and elevate the cultural and artistic life.

The 12th International Istanbul Opera Festival will be held from July 1 to July 11 in the garden of Istanbul Archaeological Museums.

Organized by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet, the festival will kick off with the "Gala Concert," where 15 soloists will take the stage.

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Turkey's president inaugurated the state-of-the-art Çamlıca TV-Radio Tower in Istanbul on May 29.

Situated on a hill overlooking Turkey's largest city, the hi-tech communications tower will fulfill all broadcasting and transmission requirements in Istanbul.

It has the capacity to air 100 FM radio broadcasts at the same time- a first in the world.

As the world marks International Jazz Day today, the director of a prominent Turkish music festival explains the link between the Turkish metropolis Istanbul and jazz music.