A metrobüs burns out in rush hour, hopefully no casualties… Istanbul news roundup…

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Metrobüs E-5'te yanıp kül oldu

Highway near Şirinevler… News in Turkish Good thing, no casualties reported.

Metrobus (Turkish: Metrobüs) is a 50 km (31.1 mi) bus rapid transit route in İstanbul, Turkey with 45 stations which follows the city’s ring-road via Avcılar, Zincirlikuyu and the Bosphorus Bridge to Söğütlüçeşme using dedicated bus lanes for much of the route.[3]

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hippi istanbul rota
İstanbul was once a stopping point for hippies in 1960s. Story in Turkish: http://listelist.com/istanbul-hippi-yolu/
Another story in Turkish about İstanbul district Karaköy, a re-gentrified place as center of art. http://www.istanbulistanbulolali.com/2015/03/istanbulun-yukselen-sanat-trendi.html

Fatih Sarmacısı: A Jelly Roll with an Ottoman Soul

Istanbul Eats by Winnie Yang

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Kurds celebrating Newroz in Istanbul

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Travel: Istanbul… Where East meets West

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FESTIVALS: Istanbul IFF Announces Projects Selected for the 10th Meetings on the Bridge

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Turkish PM presents Istanbul sea tunnel mega-project

PM Davutoğlu has announced an estimated $3.5 billion mega-project for a three-level sub-sea tunnel under Bosphorus Strait

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Master of choreography to present a visual feast in Istanbul

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