(Apr. 2) Very soon, some Italian companies will be working for the restoration and urban redevelopment of Besiktas, the artistic and historical heart of Istanbul, in which about two million people live. The issue has been addressed in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, at the meeting that mayor of Besiktas Murat Hazinedar had with managing director for the Culture of Florence Emiliano Fossi. “A proposal to develop – said Fossi – which can unite our communities.” Mayor Hazinedar inaugurated, in Palazzo Medici Riccardi, in the Galleria delle Carrozze, together with metropolitan Mayor Dario Nardella, the retrospective exhibition of painter Fausto Zonaro ” Vita e luce tra fasti ottomani e la Belle Époque italiana “. To the Italian artist, who lived and worked in the Turkish capital, the Besiktas district intends to dedicate a major exhibition to be hosted in Dolmabahce Palace. (Red)