Erdogan named a son after his leader, and Erbakan made him chairman of the Welfare Party's Istanbul branch.

Toker served as an executive and the chairman of Istanbul branch of LDP, He also served as the party's deputy secretary-general and secretary-general.

Despite its unique features, the bridge remains relatively unknown, and only in the 1970s did researchers from the Istanbul branch of the German Archaeological Institute carry out field examinations on the site.

He is the founder of the Istanbul branch of the Stuckist art movement, and also a writer, playwright and actor.

Ayse Gunaysu, member of the Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (Istanbul branch):

Faveyrial moved to the order's Istanbul branch in 1847, two years after he was ordained a priest by the Lazarites.

Excluded from military service because of a childhood injury, he managed to get himself assigned to the Istanbul branch of the Abwehr.

His undoing: a blunt attempt to install his wife, Semra, as chairman of the party's Istanbul branch.

She is vice-president of the Turkish Human Rights Association (İHD) and a former president of its Istanbul branch.

Haci Zengin, the head of an Istanbul branch of the BDP, was killed during the protests after being hit on the head by a tear gas canister.