As crime reports spike across Beyoğlu and Fatih, city officials face critical choices about resource allocation and coordination between police, fire services, and new rapid-response units.
As the metro expands and new road networks reshape neighbourhoods from Başakşehir to Kadıköy, The Daily Istanbul breaks down the statistics driving Turkey's most ambitious infrastructure programme.
As Istanbul tackles air pollution and waste management, experts weigh whether the city's environmental initiatives match the ambition of comparable global metros.
As city planners vote on controversial density reforms across Beyoğlu and Fatih, residents face a critical choice between preserving character and solving an affordable housing crisis.
This week's municipal votes signal shifting priorities on infrastructure spending, while controversy erupts over neighbourhood redevelopment plans in Beyoğlu.
As enrollment pressures mount and infrastructure demands grow, Istanbul's leading institutions must navigate funding reforms, campus expansion, and curriculum overhauls in the coming academic year.
As commute times hit record levels, the Metropolitan Municipality and transport experts outline competing visions for tackling gridlock on the E-5 and metro expansion.
Community organisations across Istanbul's historic districts are ramping up summer programming this week, with Balat leading the charge on grassroots development.
As the city pushes forward with extensions to the M7 and M11 lines, residents across Başakşehir and Pendik face both opportunities and anxieties about what rapid transit transformation really means for their communities.
As the municipality navigates budget constraints and infrastructure pressures, the next six months will define the capital's trajectory on transit, housing, and environmental policy.
As the municipality fast-tracks residential development across Beyoğlu and Fatih, residents and small businesses fear displacement and the erasure of neighbourhoods that have defined the city for generations.
