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İstanbul Municipality faces resistance as it demolishes illegal cafes on Bosphorus shoreline

İstanbul Municipality faces resistance as it demolishes illegal cafes on Bosphorus shoreline

A municipal official has been injured in an assault during the demolition of a cafe. The municipality has condemned the incident.

İstanbul Municipal Council member Kaba resigns from AKP: ‘Drifting away from justice…’

İstanbul Municipal Council member Kaba resigns from AKP: ‘Drifting away from justice…’

Amine Cansu Kaba has announced her resignation from the ruling party on social media. Kaba was also working in the executive of the AKP Üsküdar Women’s Branch and serving as the Üsküdar District Vice Chair for the AKP.

Four injured in explosion in İstanbul's Üsküdar

Four injured in explosion in İstanbul's Üsküdar

One of the wounded is in serious condition. Authorities say it was probably a natural gas explosion.

7 February 2022 Ferid Demirel

11 people face prison sentence for cutting trees to see Leander's Tower

11 people face prison sentence for cutting trees to see Leander's Tower

The İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded up to 7 years in prison for 11 people, including two siblings who had the trees at a park cut because they were blocking their view of the Leander’s Tower from home.

21 December 2021

Court cancels municipality’s tender: ‘Validebağ will remain a grove’

Court cancels municipality’s tender: ‘Validebağ will remain a grove’

The İstanbul 11th Administrative Court has cancelled the Üsküdar Municipality’s tender for a rehabilitation project to be launched on the Validebağ Grove.

25 November 2021

Validebağ Grove | Üsküdar Municipality’s appeal dismissed by court

Validebağ Grove | Üsküdar Municipality’s appeal dismissed by court

The Üsküdar Municipality in İstanbul previously appealed against the decision of stay of execution given for the development plan of the Validebağ Grove. The İstanbul Regional Administrative Court has rejected this appeal.

27 September 2021

‘This is a murder’: Construction equipment enters İstanbul’s Validebağ Grove

‘This is a murder’: Construction equipment enters İstanbul’s Validebağ Grove

The Municipality of Üsküdar entered the Validebağ Grove with excavators and lorries at 5.30 in the morning. Speaking to bianet, Arif Belgin from the Validebağ Volunteers says that the police hinder their resistance and calls on everyone for support.

21 September 2021 Tansu Pişkin

İstanbul Municipality’s bread buffets hindered by one more AKP municipality

İstanbul Municipality’s bread buffets hindered by one more AKP municipality

Following the ruling AKP’s Üsküdar Municipality, the Ümraniye Municipality has also tried to prevent the opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality teams from setting up a new cheap bread buffet in the district. Citizens have protested.

Women take to streets in İstanbul for İstanbul Convention

Women take to streets in İstanbul for İstanbul Convention

“The words of a group of men, the decision of the one man is null and void in the eyes of women,” said women in İstanbul’s Üsküdar, protesting Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention with President Erdoğan’s decision.

As Older People Reluctant to Stay Home During Pandemic, Authorities Remove Park Benches

As Older People Reluctant to Stay Home During Pandemic, Authorities Remove Park Benches

After İstanbul mayor complained that more than 100 thousand older people use public transport daily, a district municipality has removed park benches to discourage the elderly from going out during the pandemic.

Four Urban Explosions In One Month

There have been four explosions or bombed attacks in Güngören and Üsküdar districts in Istanbul, Mersin and Izmir. Authorities and the media held the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) responsible for the attacks, but the PKK have not assumed any responsibility yet.

21 August 2008 Erhan Üstündağ