Zeytinburnu

An exhibition titled "Elisa Zonaro's Istanbul," showcasing the works of photographer Elisa Zonaro — the wife of renowned Ottoman-era palace painter Fausto Zonaro — has opened at Istanbul's Kazlıçeşme Sanat.

The 49-year-old Tercüman Newspaper building in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, was demolished due to earthquake risk, and social media comments reflected on its significance as "the memory of the city" after the unique letter T-shaped concrete blocks were removed during the process.

Fierce storms and torrential rain, which have battered the Black Sea over the past weeks, have now wreaked havoc in the Marmara region, bringing daily life to a standstill.

The storm that hit the Marmara Sea starting late on Nov. 28, caused severe damage in coastal provinces, with teams rescuing 11 crew members of a ship that ran aground in Istanbul.

The Kazlıçeşme Arts Center, which has an impressive mosaic floor, sarcophagus and a tomb, welcomes its visitors in a historical Ottoman-era building, which served as a military hospital during the Ottoman period, in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu.

The Directorate of Migration Management has refuted claims that all 39 districts of Istanbul are closed to new residence permits for foreigners, clarifying that the ban is still limited to only 10 districts.

Istanbul police have initiated a new practice of conducting nightly inspections against illegal migrants across various locations, ranging from tour boats on the Bosphorus to entertainment venues.

The first inspection carried out late on July 5 resulted in the apprehension of 354 illegal migrants.

The restoration of the Balıklı Rum Hospital's historical nursing home building, tragically reduced to ashes by a devastating fire last year, has reached its culmination.

A fire broke out on Aug. 4, 2022, in the historical nursing home building of Balıklı Rum Hospital, which served as a military hospital during the First World War.

Amid rising earthquake concerns in Türkiye's largest metropolis Istanbul, people have started migrating from the districts closer to fault lines to more safe locations, as many apartments sit vacant.

Landlords, who are having problems finding new tenants for those houses, which are mostly old structures, have no other solution but to reduce rents.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the refusal of the request for the return of the properties of two Armenian foundations, which had been taken over by the Treasury, violated their property rights and that a retrial should be held.

Foreigners can no longer apply for a residence permit in eight of Istanbul's districts, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has announced.