Security members, medics and forensic experts work at the scene after a bomb exploded at a bus stop during rush hour in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2011. (AP)
Security members, medics and forensic experts work at the scene after a bomb exploded at a bus stop during rush hour in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2011. (AP)
Explosion in Istanbul
Chief of Police: “Bomb was Fastened to a Bicycle”
7 injured in explosion in Istanbul
The Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) ? A bomb exploded at a bus stop during rush hour in Istanbul on Thursday, injuring seven people. Several ambulances rushed to the scene on a multi-lane thoroughfare in a busy commercial section of the city.
ISTANBUL NEWS ROUNDUP
Hayastantsis in Istanbul: Immigrants from Armenia in Turkey have ?nostalgia …
ArmeniaNow.com
Four-year-old Arpine was born in Istanbul where her parents from Gyumri live and work now. On the wall in a narrow and damp house where she lives there is a picture of Mt. Ararat, a reminder of where her home, Armenia, is. The little girl’s father
Documentarist festival to bring cream-of-the-crop to İstanbul
Today’s Zaman
This year on the fourth anniversary of the seminal event in the field of Documentaries in Turkey, the Documentarist İstanbul Documentary Days Festival will present cinema lovers with more than 80 films from over 40 different countries,
İstanbul ranks 7th in ICCA global congress centers list
Today’s Zaman
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (C) chaired the Fourth United Nations Least Developed Countries summit, the latest global meeting held in İstanbul. Having made a splash as a global meetings and events destination in the past decade, İstanbul ranked
Istanbul: Mini Guide
Skyscanner News
I’m off to Istanbul for a short holiday soon, what are the ‘must sees’ and ‘must dos’ and where are the best places to stay on a budget? Istanbul is a fantastic city to visit for a long weekend or longer! An exotic blend of East and West,
Turkey ‘is the ideal location’ for a long weekend away
International Business Times
Comments from the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office recommend that holidaymakers take the time to explore Istanbul. “You probably need a minimum of three days to really explore, but most of the major historic sites are situated on the historic
Digging deeper ? Istiklal Caddesi?s controversial new shopping centre
When the Demirören İstiklal shopping centre opened March 17, 2011 ? just in time for the Istanbul Shopping Festival ? it was in fact still under construction: light bulbs had been hastily screwed in, and visitors had to step over bags of plaster. Neither the elevators nor the toilets were finished, and the upper two storeys lay empty and closed to the public.
Istancool bringing world culture to Turkey’s biggest city again
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