| International Istanbul Film Festival Started
 The Istanbul International Film Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and sponsored by AKBANK will be organized for the 26th time in Istanbul from 31 March to 15 April. The festival opened with Ferzan Ozpetek's "Saturno Contro" at Lutfi Kirdar International Congress and Exhibition Hall. This is the first time... more
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| Easter Holiday Filled Istanbul Hotels
 Almost all hotels in Istanbul reach 100 percent occupancy rates during the Easter holiday April 4-10. Istanbul's Touristic Hotels and Investors Association (TUROB) Chairman Timur Bayindir said that Istanbul would host tourists from all over Europe during the Easter holiday. Bayindir said Istanbul continued to please... more
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| EU Report: Istanbul is World's Safest City
 Istanbul is the safest major city in the world, according to an European Union study. The EU Crime and Safety survey for 2006 showed that the crime rate in Istanbul was just 18 percent last year. This compared with 32 percent in London, 27 percent in Amsterdam... more
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| European Marine Congress In Istanbul
 The 38th Convention of The Mediterranean Science Commission will be held in Istanbul from April 9th to 13th. The congress will be officially opened by Prince Albert II of Monaco.
More than 1,000 scientists from 40 countries will participate in the congress, which will cover impact of global warming... more |
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World Youth and Student Travel Conference Announces Istanbul for 2007
 As an official host of The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC), ICVB is proud to announce that this important annual conference will take place between October 3-5th in Istanbul, Turkey. The WYSTC conference brings together professional organisations from around the globe specialising in various areas of youth, student and educational travel, with over... more |
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