Data provided in Turkish here. A comparison between October 2012 to October 2013 states that 17 % more time spent in mornings and 12 % more time spent in evenings in Istanbul traffic since last year… ************** In other Istanbul news Hagia Sophia: between consecration and contestation Should Hagia Sophia become a mosque? Or … Read more
The debated plans for the mosque on Çamlıca Hill will incorporate the highest minarets in the world, its architect had previously said. DHA photo Construction works start in Istanbul for giant Çamlıca Mosque Hurriyet Daily News Excavation works for a giant mosque on Istanbul’s Çamlıca Hill have started while the plan for another controversial mosque, … Read more
More crowded Metrobüs photos here Monumental: Istanbul’s Dazzling Architecture TIME Istanbul makes all the latest travel hot lists, for good reason. Domed mosques, topped with fairy-tale minarets, anchor scores of neighborhood squares where prayer calls echo down cobbled lanes. Boats of every size navigate the Bosporus Strait, where The Truth About Istanbul – One Of … Read more
The report in Turkish here. ******************* Istanbul full of Byzantine masterpieces gulfnews.com The historic areas of Istanbul include several architectural masterpieces from the Byzantine and Ottoman periods, such as the sixth-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th century Suleymaniye mosque. Hagia Sophia, or Aya Sofya was designed by the Greek ********** 2012 World Cities Culture Report … Read more
I have seen one of them myself in Asmalımescit… “Queen butterflies” project aims to jobs as taxi drivers for unemployed women… News in Turkish here. In other news: Istanbul to combat traffic as school starts Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s Metropolitan Municipality has announced several new measures to relieve traffic in the city as the start … Read more