İstanbul

Having previously introduced 24/7 metro services, the municipality is now working for 24-hour ferry services and electric ferries.

The municipality has held a workshop on using rooftops for urban agriculture and solar energy.

The approval of the report violated the regulation, which states the participation of the people is essential in the development of environmental policies.

Having fired shots in the air in front of HDP İstanbul Office and turned himself in after the incident, assaulter M.S.H. has been arrested on charges of “using an unregistered firearm” and “disturbing public peace.”

The proposal of main opposition CHP and İYİ Party to recognize djemevis as places of worship by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has been rejected by the municipal council members from the ruling AKP and MHP.

Releasing a statement about the armed attack, HDP İstanbul Press Commission has indicated that “seven shots were fired and the person who fired the shots escaped to the Beyoğlu Security Directorate and Governorship on the same street.”

Affiliated with the Metropolitan Municipality of İstanbul, the İstanbul Arts and Vocational Training Center (İSMEK) has started accepting applications for Kurdish lessons. In early December, the Municipality announced that it would hire two Kurdish instructors.

Designed by Hrant Dink Foundation, KarDes mobile application is a personal tour guide offering an insight into the multicultural legacy and multilayered fabric of İstanbul.

Storms and heavy rain have affected transportation in the city since yesterday.

As a result of torrential rains holding out in the city since January 5, the fill rate of water reservoirs in the dams of İstanbul has increased from 39.31 percent to 43.77 percent in a day. Rainfall and storm are expected to continue in the city today.

As the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Canal İstanbul has been presented to the public for 10 days, citizens have queued up in front of Provincial Directorates of Environment and Urbanization to object to the project.

Greenpeace Mediterranean has made a new statement about climate crisis: İstanbul has been experiencing the hottest November in 40 years. The average temperature is above 20 degrees Celsius. Climate crisis is to blame.

Speaking at a CoE Congress in Strasbourg, İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu has said, “They talk about trustees over and over again, but I am very clear about this issue. I am against the practice of appointing trustees. Period. I am that clear.”

The Governorship of İstanbul has announced that from July 12 to October 16, “34,397 irregular migrants were referred to provinces where Repatriation Centers are located.”

In a first, women workers have been hired by İstanbul Parking Enterprises (İSPARK) Inc. affiliated with İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. There was not a single woman among its 2,500 workers, Mayor İmamoğlu previously announced.

İstanbul Electricity, Tramway and Tunnel (İETT) General Management has announced that 10 women drivers will be hired upon the instruction of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

An earthquake survey conducted in İstanbul has shown that 83 percent expect a bigger and more destructive earthquake in the city following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.

The Emergency Management Center of İstanbul Governorship has announced that it has received notices of damage for 464 buildings after İstanbul earthquake. Education at 14 schools in 9 cities has also been suspended.

Staged by the HDP against the appointment of trustees to three Metropolitan Municipalities, “Democracy Watches” are now also held in İstanbul and İzmir. While the police attacked the watch in İstanbul, the one in İzmir was held in police blockade.

Speaking at a live TV program, İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu said, “Why would İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality transfer 20-25 million lira to a TV series of TRT? Is it a job of municipal corporations to sponsor a series?”