In 1989, a group of 2,000 people attempting to march towards Taksim on İstikal Street were dispersed by the police. A young man named Mehmet Akif Dalcı was shot to death during the incidents. In 2009, ...

Shortly after the blast, Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya tweeted that it “occurred in Taksim Istiklal Street,” a crowded thoroughfare lined by shops and restaurants, at about 4:20 p.m. local time ...

The only list you will need to discover the best street food in Istanbul, ... For crowd-pleasing dürüm, stop by Bambi or Kızılkayalar in Taksim Square at any hour of the day.

The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on Sunday in a shopping street in the Taksim Square area. Turkey has blamed Kurdish rebels.

An explosion believed to have been caused by a suicide bomber has hit the popular Istiklal Street in central Istanbul’s Taksim square area. Government officials said at least five people were ...

I came across a street seller flogging surgical masks for 3 tl each. I bought one and put it on. I notice that practically everybody had one around their necks, some with actual gas masks.

Istanbul explosion: 'Bomb attack' on busy pedestrian street leaves six dead and dozens injured, president says. People ran away following the blast on Istiklal Avenue in the Taksim area and a ...

On June 11. 2013, Turkish Police fired bullets at a radiocontrolled flying camera helicopter during the protests in Taksim square, Istanbul. The drone was recording the stunning video you can see ...

The explosion was set off at around 4:20pm on a busy shopping street in the Taksim Square area, Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya confirmed. Footage taken at the time of the explosion from the area ...

The hotel's strategic location places it at the gateway of the iconic İstiklal Street, a vibrant 2-kilometer-long pedestrian thoroughfare that unfolds a European-style tapestry of facades ...