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Debate over restoration of Maiden's Tower: What is awaiting the iconic landmark of Bosphorus?

Debate over restoration of Maiden's Tower: What is awaiting the iconic landmark of Bosphorus?

Recent images showing a "disappeared" Maiden's Tower raised eyebrows, after many examples of restoration failures in recent years.

22 October 2022 Wouter Massink

11 people face prison sentence for cutting trees to see Leander's Tower

11 people face prison sentence for cutting trees to see Leander's Tower

The İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has demanded up to 7 years in prison for 11 people, including two siblings who had the trees at a park cut because they were blocking their view of the Leander’s Tower from home.

21 December 2021