As it turns out, the controversial restoration works in İstanbul’s iconic Galata Tower are undertaken by the company of Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ, a former executive from the ruling AKP’s İstanbul ...

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture has taken over the Galata Tower, a 672-year-old landmark building of the city, from the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. After İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ...

THIS is the shocking moment a man dressed as the grim reaper set himself on fire in Turkey’s biggest city of Istanbul. Horror footage too graphic to publish shows the man, his body completely consumed ...

Istanbul’s landmark Galata Tower will be illuminated in blue and orange Tuesday to mark World Cancer Day. The famous tourist attraction will remain lit from twilight until dawn Wednesday. Every Feb. 4 ...

Few structures stand out more prominently in the Istanbul skyline than the magnificent Galata Tower. Originally constructed in the mid-1300s, it was the tallest building town for several centuries, ...

Galata Tower, one of the symbols of Istanbul with its mesmerising view of the peninsula including sites like the Bosporus, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, receives more and more visitors ...

Located just north of the Golden Horn, the Galata Tower is a striking landmark in Istanbul. The medieval stone tower was constructed in 1348 by the Romans and was originally named the Tower of Christ.