Hookah operation hit Istanbul cafes A series of inspections over the weekend caused Istanbul cafes to put away their hookah (nargile) in line with recent regulation changes Istanbul Biennal abandons plans for public exhibition Organizers of the upcoming 13th Istanbul Biennial have been forced by circumstances to abandon their plans to stage art exhibitions … Read more
This new huge mosque to be built in Çamlıca hill has such a “novel” design…. Istanbul once again hosts Hollywood movie Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe has decided to shoot his new film in Istanbul. Crowe has visited Istanbul on several occasions. Istanbul Jazz Festival draws 25,000 people to concerts The 20th Istanbul Jazz Festival, … Read more
Istanbul 2020 from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul, Turkey?s unofficial capital, has failed in its four previous bids to host the Olympic Games Turkey PM tells Japan to withdraw 2020 Olympics bid from Yahoo news By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan jokingly asked his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to withdraw … Read more
The Tulip Trap from NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL While Istanbul celebrates its favorite flower, it is destroying its few remaining natural habitats. Turkish PM resents project ?ruining? Istanbul?s silhouette from Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has again excoriated developers.. Art Sold at Controversial Istanbul Auction Comes Partially … Read more
Photos of Istanbul from 1920s-1940s, by Nicholas Artamonoff … People rest at a square near Eminonu shoping district in Istanbul March 5, 2013. Turkey expects to lure global portfolio managers with changes in voluntary pension system, which aims to increase . Orthodox leaders to meet in Istanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Leading Orthodox parliament members from various countries … Read more
Some 9.4 million foreign tourists are expected to visit Istanbul this year, thus marking the city the third with the largest rise in the number of tourists. DAILY NEWS photo, Hasan ALTINIŞIK Istanbul’s tourism to earn $10.2 billion by ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News Tourism revenues in 2011 will grow fastest in Istanbul among some 132 … Read more