Six young nature enthusiasts who were camping in the recreation area of the Sahara National Park in the Şavşat district of Türkiye’s Artvin province encountered three curious brown bears that came near their tents during their sleep at night. The confused group, who woke up due to the noises coming from outside, noticed the bears and immediately tried to scare them by shouting and holding their torches on them. Although they managed to keep the bears away, the curious animals returned a couple of times.

“We were sleeping in our tent to rest. We woke up to the noises around 1:00 at night and immediately took our flashlights and went out. We noticed that 30 meters away from our tent, garbage containers were overturned, and there were eyes staring at us. When we illuminated the area a little more, we saw three adult brown bears looking towards us. We scared the bears away by using flashlights and shouting. We noticed that bears came a few more times during the night,” said Mustafa Necati Sütçü.

Fatih Tüysüz

Artvin bear camp tent

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Families of Sarajevo Victims React to Foreign “Sniper Tourism”

On Nov 14, 2025

Fikret Grabovica, head of the Association of Families of Children Killed During the Siege of Sarajevo, said families were “shocked” to learn that foreigners allegedly paid Serb forces to shoot civilians, including children, during the Bosnian War. His remarks follow an Italian investigation into possible involvement of Italian nationals in these so-called “manhunts.”

Grabovica said the issue first came to light through the documentary Sarajevo Safari, which included protected witnesses describing foreigners using hunting-style rifles to target civilians. He said some visitors came from Italy, the US, Canada, Russia, and Slovenia, and that children were targeted at a higher “price.”

He called the allegations “unbearable” and urged the Milan investigation to fully identify and prosecute those responsible, noting that domestic prosecution in Bosnia has been limited.

İbrahim Aydoğan

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