BUYUKADA ISLAND, Turkey – Each morning, Erol Baytas checks for further damage on the imposing but derelict timber building on an island off Istanbul that for decades housed orphans from the minority G…
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AP PHOTOS: Istanbul’s historic orphanage awaits salvation
BUYUKADA ISLAND, Turkey – Each morning, Erol Baytas checks for further damage on the imposing but derelict timber building on an island off Istanbul that for decades housed orphans from the minority G…
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Ship hits historic mansion on Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait
A cargo ship has crashed into a historic mansion on Istanbul’s Bosporus strait, severely damaging the building. Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency said the Maltese-flagged cargo ship had a malfunction Saturday that disabled its rudder and caused it to …
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Back on track: Trains to return to historic Istanbul station
The imposing facade has witnessed and survived more than a century of turbulent and sometimes tragic history; the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, World War I, the deportation of Armenians, military coups and a devastating November 2010 fire that destroyed …
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Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president and the Bulgarian prime minister have unveiled the historic Iron Church in Istanbul after a seven-year restoration project. In Sunday’s opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti …
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Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president and the Bulgarian prime minister have unveiled the historic Iron Church in Istanbul after a seven-year restoration project. In Sunday’s opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti …
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