ISTANBUL: Turkey's best known base jumper on Thursday successfully leapt from the iconic Galata Tower in Istanbul, following in the footsteps of a legendary Ottoman aviator almost four centuries ago.

Certainly one of Istanbul's most iconic structures, the Galata Tower was first built during the Byzantine era, rebuilt by the Genoese, who gave it the stone mesh exterior it still possesses today, and ...

Restoration works have started in the tower after that. Making a statement about the restoration in June, Minister of Culture and Tourism Nuri Ersoy said that the tender process for the restoration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Built in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, the Galata Tower is one of Istanbul's most iconic landmarks. The sturdy tower features a panoramic viewing balcony at the top ...