Istanbul from the Bosphorus Bridge (Photo credit: CyberMacs)
Turkey: Istanbul’s Historic Lettuce Fields Fall Victim to Urbanization
EurasiaNet
Istanbul’s Yedikule gardens present something of an incongruous sight: good-sized agricultural fields squeezed between modern apartment buildings on one side and the city’s historic Byzantine city walls on the other. They are also an ancient sigh
Istanbul and surroundings lure almost three fourth of migration
While Istanbul has seen the lion’s share of migration over the past five years with 35 percent, this proportion rises to 72 percent when the neighboring Marmara provinces are also included.
Istanbul to host Iron Maiden again
Iron Maiden will be in Istanbul on July 26 at Beşiktaş İnönü Stadium to play for their fans
Let’s see the next candidate in Egypt
It is now back to square one in Egypt. So early. It has just been a year with their first democratically elected president
‘The revolution will not be televised,’ but the coup was
The headline is a brief summary of what happened in Egypt on July 3 when the military…
Time To Support Street Dogs and Cats of İstanbul
Source and more details: http://www.haytap.org/index.php/201305024342/etkinlikler/koza-yonetim-haytap-sokak-kopekleri-ve-kedileri-konulu-3.-fotograf-yarismasi-duyurusu A few pics of my frame:
Shopping mall project to be canceled, replaced by green area in Istanbul’s Kadıköy
A shopping mall project in Istanbul’s Kadıköy is expected to be canceled, according to a recent report by daily Hürriyet
Falling in love with Istanbul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — This summer I discovered why countless Saudis and Arab tourists have developed such a passionate fascination with Turkey and only now have I truly understood how a person can have a love affair with a place — with a city like Istanbul
Historical Istanbul building’s rental creates controversy
The Directorate General of Foundations initiated a tender to rent the historical Sansaryan Han belonging to Turkey’s Armenian Patriarchate
Tender for Bosporus bridges’ repair on way
A tender for major repairs on two Istanbul bridges, Boğaziçi and Fatih Sultan Mehmet (FSM), is set to take place on Sept. 5.
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