Istanbul has been ranked 15th among the cities with the most traffic in the world and 10th among the countries most congested, according to a new report by transportation analytics firm INRIX.
Istanbul has the third highest traffic congestion in the world. The number of registered vehicles in the city is 3.75 million, with 1,017 new vehicles
The sweeping 6000-year story of Istanbul
Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu’ran to .
Istanbul-Sofia express starts journeys
Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister Ahmet Arslan has announced that a new train line between Istanbul and Bulgaria’s
Foreign child workers exploited in sweatshops in Istanbul’s Küçükpazar
The Küçükpazar neighborhood of Istanbul’s Fatih district has become a center of sweatshops, where children from outside Turkey are forced to work in
My photographer and I were invited as influencers at the World Tourism Forum in Istanbul. We happily accepted, even if the tourists are still afraid of
Rüstem Pasa Medresesi is located in the Cagaloglu neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey. Its construction was completed in 1550 by order of the Grand
After decades of debate, Turkey starts building mosque in Istanbul square
By Melih Aslan and Osman Orsal ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Construction began on Friday of a mosque in Istanbul’scentral Taksim square, …
Bosnian artist Mersad Berber at Istanbul’s Pera Museum
Istanbul’s Pera Museum is presenting “Mersad Berber: An Allegory of Bosnia,” an exhibition exploring one of the leading representatives of .
Oasis of Culture, Food and History: Russian Cafe in the Heart of Istanbul
In Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, there is a place called Rustik Cafe, which is an oasis of Russian culture, food and history in the Turkish metropolis
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