Bülent Kerimoğlu
First Orthodox church to be built in Turkey since 1923
Municipal authorities in Istanbul have given the go-ahead for the construction of the first Orthodox church in the city since 1923, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday.
CHP holds march in Turkey's Tunceli to protest planned hydroelectric plant, dam projects
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) held a march on Sept. 20 in the eastern province of Tunceli, formerly known as Dersim, to protest planned hydroelectric plants (HES) and dam projects in the region's picturesque Munzur Valley.
Crowds barbecuing on coast in Istanbul's Yeşilköy and Florya anger locals
Tension has risen in the upscale Istanbul neighborhoods of Yeşilköy and Florya, after crowds mostly of Syrian refugees have in recent days been flocking to the coast to barbecue.
Residents of these neighborhoods in the Bakırköy district have been complaining about the noise and the trash left behind by crowds barbecuing on the coast.
Three killed, 10 wounded as tent roof collapses in mosque in Istanbul
Three people were killed and more than 10 were wounded on Jan. 10 after the roof of a tent collapsed on to a mass attending a funeral ceremony at a mosque in Istanbul's Bakırköy district.
A group of people were in a funeral prayer in the quad of the 5 Kısım Mosque in the Ataköy neighborhood when the tent's roof collapsed after being pressured by thick snow and striking storm.
Istanbul's Bakırköy votes in favor of marina project in non-binding poll
A majority of voters have come out in favor of the construction of a large marina in the Ataköy neighborhood of Istanbul's Bakırköy district in a public vote, with the project in legal limbo amid support from the Environment Ministry but objections from the local municipality.