Residential building collapses in Istanbul

STORY: Residential building collapses in Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the search and rescue efforts STORYLINE: A residential building collapsed in Istanbul on Sunday and seven of the nine people trapped under the rubble were rescued, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said. Gul told reporters on the scene that the three-story building in the Kucukcekmece district on the European side of the city collapsed at 8:40 a.m. local time (0540 GMT). Gul said that search and rescue teams have pulled seven people from the rubble while the operation to rescue the two individuals still trapped is ongoing. The governor noted that the rescued people had been sent to nearby hospitals, with two of them in critical condition. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear, according to Gul. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Death toll rises to 29 in Istanbul's fire: governor's office

STORY: Death toll rises to 29 in Istanbul's fire: governor's office SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the incident scene 2. various of the rescue work STORYLINE: The death toll in a fire on Tuesday in Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, has risen to 29, according to the Istanbul governor's office. The office said the fire broke out during renovation works in a nightclub in the basement of a 16-story building in the Gayrettepe neighborhood of the Besiktas district on the European side of the city. "The treatment of one person injured in the fire is ongoing, and the teams are continuing their work in the building," the office said in its latest announcement. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters on the scene that the victims were the individuals involved in renovation works. Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc announced that a detention warrant had been issued for five suspects, including f

Türkiye launches mass restoration project across Istanbul

STORY: Türkiye launches mass restoration project across Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul historical artifacts restoration projects promotion meeting, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DAVUT GUL, Istanbul Governor 4. various of restored Ottoman period fountains in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye on Wednesday launched a big restoration project to save 1,000 artifacts, including ancient fountains, mosque cemeteries, and samples of civil architecture across the country's cultural hub Istanbul. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul announced that the project would be completed within three years, and restoration work has already begun on 225 artifacts. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DAVUT GUL, Istanbul Governor "It is our priority to protect these artifacts inherited from our ancestors and leave them to future generations." According t

China's Consulate-General in Istanbul facilitates visa application procedures

STORY: China's Consulate-General in Istanbul facilitates visa application procedures DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Promotional meeting to facilitate China visa application procedures in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of Wei Xiaodong, China's consul general in Istanbul 4. various of Davut Gunaydin, vice president of the Turkish Travel Agencies Association 5. various of Promotional meeting to facilitate China visa application procedures in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: The Consulate-General of China in Istanbul has taken concrete steps to facilitate visa application procedures, China's consul general in Istanbul Wei Xiaodong said on Thursday. Among the measures, the Chinese Visa Application Service Center has increased daily visa appointment quotas and extended the daily appointment hours, he said during a meeting with representatives from Turkish travel agencies and other associatio

16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye

STORY: 16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic accident site 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said on his Twitter account that a passenger vehicle had an accident first, then a bus overturned 200 meters behind the accident and hit the rescue teams. The casualties included two journalists, four health care workers and three firefighters, the governor said. A large number of policemen and medical staff were dispatched to the site. The section of the highway towards the Nizip direction was closed to transportation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)