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New works exhibited in Erzurum ice museum

New works exhibited in Erzurum ice museum

The Ata Ice Museum in eastern Turkey is the country's only ice museum.

21 January 2021

İstanbul's 'Cuba neighborhood' resists 'commercially driven' urban transformation

İstanbul's 'Cuba neighborhood' resists 'commercially driven' urban transformation

Residents of the working-class neighborhood say that their neighborhood has been declared a "risky zone" because of its closeness to a commercial center.

20 January 2021 İlknur Karadeniz

Healthcare workers protest their pay rise

Healthcare workers protest their pay rise

Healthcare workers have criticized the 3+3 percent pay rise to take effect in 2021: “Over the past year, natural gas prices have increased by 32 percent, electricity prices by 31 percent, legumes by 60 percent, cheese by 27 percent, eggs by 80 percent…”

15 January 2021

In photos: İstanbul sees first snowfall of winter after warm December

In photos: İstanbul sees first snowfall of winter after warm December

The snowfall is expected to continue on the weekend as the occupancy rates in the city's dams have also increased amid a water shortage threat following dry months.

15 January 2021

‘Ban on public transport without offering an alternative is a violation of rights’

‘Ban on public transport without offering an alternative is a violation of rights’

As part of coronavirus measures, the İstanbulites aged over 65 and under 20 will be barred from using public transport starting from January 15. The City Detective initiative has warned that this decision hinders the mobility of a large urban population.

12 January 2021

Agricultural land of 111 thousand square meters becomes ‘commercial area’

Agricultural land of 111 thousand square meters becomes ‘commercial area’

In İstanbul, an agricultural land of 111 thousand square meters has been zoned for construction and declared a “commercial area.” There are currently 1,443 trees in the parcel and commercial units can now be built on 61 thousand square meters.

12 January 2021

İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

While Chamber of Chemical Engineers Chair Dr. Uğurlu has said that the dams providing İstanbulites with water have enough water for 45 days, Ankara Mayor Yavaş has indicated that the capital city's dams will suffice for 110 days.

İstanbul Mayor calls on people to save water as dams' occupancy rate hits 10-year low

İstanbul Mayor calls on people to save water as dams' occupancy rate hits 10-year low

The city's water administration announced that the water levels in the city's dams declined to 21.78 percent.

22 December 2020

‘Number of COVID-19 cases has dropped by 20 percent in İstanbul’

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Number of COVID-19 cases has dropped by 20 percent in İstanbul’

In a statement on Friday, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced that the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has decreased by 20 percent and that of inpatients by 15 percent in İstanbul over the past week.

21 December 2020

'Bugs' found in HDP İstanbul office

'Bugs' found in HDP İstanbul office

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Oluç and HDP İstanbul Co-Chair Bulut and Avcı have held a press conference after covert listening devices known as “bugs” were found in the HDP İstanbul Provincial Organization building in Taksim.

8 December 2020

Work begins to demolish Kadıköy's iconic movie theater

Work begins to demolish Kadıköy's iconic movie theater

The 59-year-old Rexx Cinema had to shut its doors in March, after the pandemic started.

7 December 2020

Minister: Turkey's largest cities have enough water for only a few months

Minister: Turkey's largest cities have enough water for only a few months

This year's rainfall was below the average of the past years, said Minister Pakdemirli.

7 December 2020

Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'

Police detain trans women, cordon off their street 'to prevent coronavirus spread'

Nine trans women in İstanbul's Beyoğlu district have been left homeless in the midst of the pandemic.

4 December 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Mayor İmamoğlu: 186 people died in İstanbul yesterday, should I stay silent?

COVID-19

Mayor İmamoğlu: 186 people died in İstanbul yesterday, should I stay silent?

İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu says that while the number of İstanbulites laid to rest in November was 202, 190 or 180 in previous years, this number is now approaching 450: “We are in such a difficult situation. You need to know this.”

23 November 2020

‘Why don’t you share patient data with İstanbul Municipality?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP

‘Why don’t you share patient data with İstanbul Municipality?’

“According to the figures shared by the Health Ministry on November 14, 92 people lost their lives due to coronavirus across Turkey. On the same day, 164 people lost their lives due to an ‘infectious disease’ in İstanbul,” says HDP’s Kenanoğlu.

18 November 2020

İstanbul’s dams have enough water for 3 months, Ankara’s for 5 months

MINISTER BEKİR PAKDEMİRLİ

İstanbul’s dams have enough water for 3 months, Ankara’s for 5 months

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has announced the fill rate of dams that provide water to İstanbul and Ankara. If no precipitation falls, the water in these water bodies will be enough for nearly 3 and 5 months respectively.

18 November 2020

‘Blue collars are equal in neither life nor disease’

İMM SCIENCE BOARD REPORT

‘Blue collars are equal in neither life nor disease’

The Scientific Advisory Board of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has prepared a report recommending urgent lockdown in the city amid increasing number of cases and fatalities. Blue collars are among the high risk groups, according to the report.

18 November 2020 Dilek Şen

New pandemic measures by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

New pandemic measures by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced that it has taken new measures against the pandemic based on the recommendations of its Scientific Advisory Board amid increasing number of COVID-19 cases in society and among its personnel.

17 November 2020

Nearly 40 percent of İstanbulites say they wouldn't move from unsound buildings

EARTHQUAKE SURVEY

Nearly 40 percent of İstanbulites say they wouldn't move from unsound buildings

Only 28 percent of the participants said that they had an earthquake emergency kit, according to a survey by the municipality.

13 November 2020

Governor's office dismisses two people over ‘PKK symbols, colors’ in children's park

Governor's office dismisses two people over ‘PKK symbols, colors’ in children's park

While the Governor’s Office of İstanbul has stated that it would be “objectionable” if the persons responsible for the new layout of the park remained in office, the Municipality of Küçükçekmece has said that the incident has been “manipulated.”

13 November 2020

İstanbulites fined for smoking in public

İstanbulites fined for smoking in public

In line with the circular of the Interior Ministry, the Governor’s Office of İstanbul has banned smoking in streets and avenues closed to traffic and at the bus stops. Police officers have fined the citizens for smoking in public.

12 November 2020

COVID-19 in İstanbul: 'It is time for urgent lockdown'

İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER

COVID-19 in İstanbul: 'It is time for urgent lockdown'

In a written statement, İstanbul Medical Chamber has indicated that the real number of COVID-19 deaths in Turkey is three times higher than the official figures. “It is time to introduce an urgent lockdown in İstanbul,” the statement has read.

11 November 2020

New COVID-19 restrictions in İstanbul, Ankara

New COVID-19 restrictions in İstanbul, Ankara

The Governor’s Offices of İstanbul and Ankara have announced that the citizens aged 65 and over will be restricted from going out at certain hours as part of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures.

11 November 2020

COVID-19 in İstanbul: ‘Intensive care beds are full, we open news ones’

COVID-19 in İstanbul: ‘Intensive care beds are full, we open news ones’

Prof. Tükek, the Dean of İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, has spoken to bianet amid increasing number of COVID-19 cases: “We allocated 31 intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients; our beds are full now, we are opening new ones.”

9 November 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Turkey's official Covid-19 death toll tops 10,000 as 'İstanbul heading to unmanageable situation'

Turkey's official Covid-19 death toll tops 10,000 as 'İstanbul heading to unmanageable situation'

"If we don't control the situation in İstanbul, the pandemic will no longer be manageable," Minister Koca has said, noting that the metropolis has 40 percent of all cases in the country.

28 October 2020

One out of four households in İstanbul applied for social assistance during pandemic

REPORT BY MUNICIPALITY

One out of four households in İstanbul applied for social assistance during pandemic

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits increased by 37.6 percent whereas the number of people who receive unemployment benefits decreased by 33.7 percent, according to the report.

28 October 2020

Frescoes in İstanbul’s Chora Museum covered up ahead of first Friday prayer

Frescoes in İstanbul’s Chora Museum covered up ahead of first Friday prayer

Converted into a mosque, Chora (Kariye) Museum’s frescoes and mosaics have been covered up with a white curtain. Dating back to the Byzantine period when it was built as a monastery, the museum is expected to be opened to worship this Friday.

28 October 2020

‘If no pandemic measures are taken, there might be chaos in İstanbul’

‘If no pandemic measures are taken, there might be chaos in İstanbul’

According to the October report of İstanbul Medical Chamber, 38.8 percent of all novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are in İstanbul; however, this figure only refers to the number of citizens treated in hospitals.

27 October 2020

‘Number of cases in 28 districts of İstanbul has increased by more than 50 percent’

COVID-19 IN TURKEY

‘Number of cases in 28 districts of İstanbul has increased by more than 50 percent’

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 9,874 and the total number of patients to 363,999. 75 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 2,198 in the last 24 hours.

27 October 2020

Assaulted delivery worker loses his life

Assaulted delivery worker loses his life

Delivery worker Mehmet Ali İbin, who was attacked in İstanbul “due to late delivery”, has died of cerebral hemorrhage. The perpetrator has been arrested on charge of “wilful murder” after İbin passed away.

26 October 2020

‘It is a scandal’: İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu not invited to COVID-19 meeting

‘It is a scandal’: İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu not invited to COVID-19 meeting

Main opposition CHP has found it “scandalous” that İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was not invited to the COVID-19 meeting yesterday. Apart from Health Minister Koca, vice ministers and security director were also present in the meeting.

23 October 2020

‘İstanbul might not get over the second wave of pandemic’

‘İstanbul might not get over the second wave of pandemic’

According to the results of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Pandemic Survey on Family Medicine, İstanbul is on the brink of a riskier period than April.

22 October 2020

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