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World 16.11.22 | 09:07

New blast reported in Istanbul, car bomb explodes

A new explosion occurred in Istanbul last night, two days after a terrorist attack in which six people died and more than 80 were injured. According to local media, it is a car bomb. The blast took place in the Fatih district of Istanbul. So far, there is no information about casualties. Explosions...
World 14.11.22 | 10:11

Police arrest suspect following deadly Istanbul street bombing

Police in Istanbul have arrested a person believed to be behind a bomb attack that rocked a busy shopping street on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and dozens more wounded. Early on Monday, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu was quoted by state broadcaster TRT as saying that the police...
Macedonia 13.11.22 | 21:01

So far, no Macedonian nationals have asked for help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the blast in Istanbul

So far, no Macedonian nationals have asked for help after the blast in Istanbul, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the situation after the last tragic explosion in Istanbul with extreme concern, and the Consulate General in Istanbul as well as...
World 13.11.22 | 17:36

Blast kills four, injures 38 on popular pedestrian avenue in Istanbul

At least four people were killed and 38 injured in the explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare Istiklal Avenue, Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya tweeted. The cause of the explosion, which occurred during the afternoon, was initially not known. Police and emergency services were at the...
World 27.07.20 | 11:11

V4: Polish justice minister urges withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro urges Poland to withdraw from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, because he believes the treaty aimed at preventing violence against women supports gender ideology on the pretext of protecting women, the V4 news agency reported citing Polish media outlets. Ziobro...
Macedonia 13.01.20 | 14:05

Spasovski took Zaev to Istanbul for a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski went to Istanbul today for a meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew today, and invited the SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev to join the delegation. It’s unclear in what official capacity was Zaev invited to Istanbul, especially following the highly...
World 15.05.19 | 18:27

Inside the largest airport in the world

With an area of 76.5 square kilometers and a price above 10.5 billion euros, 35 kilometers to the north of Istanbul is located the world’s largest airport. For comparison, the airport is three and a half times bigger than that of Frankfurt. The airport contains six separate runways, has capacity...
World 06.05.19 | 20:54

Turkey orders new election for Istanbul mayor, in setback for opposition

Turkey’s electoral authorities on Monday ordered a rerun of the election for the mayor of Istanbul, annulling a crushing electoral defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but raising the prospect that the highly contentious decision would usher in social unrest and a new economic crisis. The opposition...
Balkans 11.03.19 | 10:34

Erdogan accuses women’s march of disrespecting Islam

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused a women’s march in central Istanbul on Friday of disrespecting Islam by booing the Islamic call to prayer, Reuters reported. Several thousand women had gathered in central Istanbul on Friday evening for a march to celebrate International Women’s...
Balkans 09.03.19 | 10:23

Istanbul police block Women’s Day march, disperse crowd with tear gas

Police in Istanbul used tear gas to disperse a peaceful crowd of demonstrators who tried to carry out an International Women’s Day march on the city’s pedestrian shopping avenue Istiklal Street on Friday, Turkish media reported. Police earlier in the evening blocked the roads leading to Istiklal...
Balkans 07.02.19 | 13:57

Two children rescued from rubble of Istanbul apartment building

Two children, a girl aged 5 and a boy aged 2, were saved from the ruins of the eight story building which collapsed in Istanbul on Wednesday. The girl, Havva Tekgoz, was rescued after spending 18 hours under the ruins. A total of 43 people lived in the building, and some are still not accounted for. Two...

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