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• Fatih Municipality was awarded the 'Collaboration of the Year' Award in Library Week

  29.3.2022 At the award ceremony organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Libraries and Publications, for the 58th Library Week, Fatih Municipality was awarded the Collaboration of the Year award. More...
• Arpa Emini Masjid Will Be Revived

  16.3.2022 Arpa Emini Masjid, one of the important works of our cultural heritage, whose ruins have survived to the present day, will be revived by Fatih Municipality Cultural Heritage Conservation Directorate and handed over to future generations. More...
• Bosnia and Herzegovina's 30th Independence Anniversary Celebrated in Fatih

  2.3.2022 The March 1st Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina was celebrated with the special program organized by Fatih Municipality in cooperation with the Bosnian Embassy and the Preporod Bosniak Cultural Association. More...
• Implementation Work has begun in the Land Walls Nation's Garden Project

  22.2.2022 The rubble removal works have started within the scope of the Land Walls National Garden Project, which will be brought to the district in order to highlight the historical and cultural identity of Fatih Land Walls and its surroundings, which are on the World Cultural Heritage List. More...
• Yedikule Fortress is the New Venue of Yeditepe Biennial

  14.2.2022 Yeditepe Biennial's new venue, Yedikule Fortress, has opened its gates to guests. More...
• The 2nd Yeditepe Biennial is observed in 3D at the Glass Cube Gallery

  28.1.2022 In the Glass Cube Art Gallery, one of the important event venues within the scope of the 2nd Yeditepe Biennial, visitors can tour the works and exhibition areas digitally and experience their 3D form. More...
• One of the Venues of the 2nd Yeditepe Biennial, Nuruosmaniye Mosque Cellar Opened Its Gates

  21.1.2022 Works within the scope of the 2nd Yeditepe Biennial met with art enthusiasts at Nuruosmaniye Mosque Cellar. More...
• Sümbülefendi FANÇO is now in service

  18.1.2022 Sümbülefendi FANÇO, Fatih's first Mother and Child Center, was put into service, where Fatih's children can have fun as much as they desire and have a pleasant time with the activities they attend with their mothers. More...
• Mayor Turan Opened the Exhibition “From Calligraphy to Color”

  17.1.2022 The works produced by our women with compassion and effort in the trainings organized by the KARINCA Education Unit within the Fatih Municipality, in cooperation with the Fatih Public Education Center, were showcased in the exhibition "From Calligraphy to Color". More...
• 2nd Yeditepe Biennial Launches with the Participation of Our President

  7.1.2022 The 2nd Yeditepe Biennial, organized with the theme of "Inside the Frame / Out of the Frame", has launched with the honoring of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. More...
• Turuncu Koltuk Hosts Its First Guests

  5.1.2022 In Turuncu Koltuk where visitors talk about their library experiences by standing in front of the camera, we hosted special names, including Mahmut Özer, Minister of National Education, and Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology. More...
• Horhor Fountains Flowing Once Again

  27.12.2021 Being one of our distinctive and elegant fountains in Fatih, which is home to the most distinguished examples of fountains that reflect the water architecture, Horhor Fountain is filled with water once again following the maintenance and repair works. More...
• Fatma Ayran, Turkey's Youngest Sedefkar

  23.12.2021 We talked to Fatma Ayran, the youngest Sedefkar of Turkey, who sometimes reveals her own dreams, sometimes revives history with traditional motifs, and sometimes revealed special works to which she has attributed special meanings, about the subtleties and difficulties of her art, of which she is a veteran with love, and many other things in her workshop in Sultanahmet… More...
• Fatih Will Have a Historical and Green Area with the Land Walls Public Garden Project

  22.12.2021 Fatih and Istanbul will have a historical and green area with many social facilities with the Land Walls Public Garden, which will be realized by Fatih Municipality in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and TOKİ (Housing Development Administration of Turkey). More...
• Project Works Continue on Sirkeci Kazlıçeşme Rail System Line

  23.11.2021 Our efforts continue at full speed on the “Sirkeci Kazlıçeşme Urban Transportation and Recreation Project”, where views of the Marmara Sea will accompany you while traveling between districts, visiting Sirkeci, Cankurtaran, Kumkapı, Yenikapı, Cerrahpaşa, Kocamustafapaşa, Yedikule and Kazlıçeşme stations. More...
• Stray Animals Treatment Center Is Put Into Service

  26.10.2021 Continuing its activities to improve living and health conditions of stray animals with “Animal Friendly Municipality” understanding, Fatih Municipality brought in Stray Animals Treatment Center to the district. More...
• Pedestrianization Gave a Breath of Fresh Air to Laleli

  15.10.2021 “Pedestrianization of Ordu Street and Surrounding Area and Traffic Circulation Project” implemented by Fatih Municipality with UKOME decision, gave a breath of fresh air to Laleli Region, which is an important trade and tourism center of the district. More...
• Watcher of Hand Engraving Profession: Berç Melikyan

  14.10.2021 Keeping engraving tradition alive and standing out with numerous artworks he made for global leaders, ministers, businessmen, and artists including, first and foremost President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the 9th President Süleyman Demirel, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Master Hand Engraver Berç Melikyan in addition to designing the container of the Prophet Muhammad's beard (Sakal-i Serif), considers himself the watcher of this cultural heritage that he wants to keep alive. More...
• Balat Merkez Confectionery

  16.9.2021 A Place that Has Kept the Akide Candy (Traditional Hard Candy) Tradition Alive for 142 years More...
• The Restoration of the Grand Bazaar Has Reached the Final Stage

  16.9.2021 The restoration work on the Grand Bazaar, the largest and oldest covered bazaar in the world, has reached its final stage. The restoration works on the main walls, floor coverings, store facade design and hand-drawn works of Grand Bazaar, which is carried out by the Governorate of Istanbul, Fatih Municipality and the Grand Bazaar Administration; are in full swing. More...
• Yedikule Fortress

  16.9.2021 Yedikule Fortress (Yedikule Hisarı) is one of the most magnificent monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman cultural heritage. Two different periods have been living side by side for centuries without overlapping each other. More...
• Piano Repairman Of Ayvansaray Mustafa Bardakçi

  15.9.2021 After Mustafa Bardakçı moved to Istanbul with his family in 1967 from Kastamonu İnebolu, he started to spend all his time among pianos when we started to work at piano gallery his brother-in-law Necati Özgül owns in Şişhane. For years Bardakçı has been curing pianos just like a doctor. More...
• Fatih Municipality Carries Out Another Magnificent Work of Art

  12.6.2021 The work titled 'Revnakoğlu's Istanbul-Inner History of Istanbul: Fatih', compiled by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Koç with the contributions of Fatih Municipality, met with the readers. More...