Restoration work continues at the Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, which is located in the Divriği district of Sivas province in Türkiye and is under protection by UNESCO. Being built between 1228 and 1243 during the Anatolian Seljuk State, the mosque is decorated with more than 10,000 different motifs and a unique silhouette of praying […]
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry said that forest fires in Türkiye’s Çanakkale province were brought under control within 48 hours and that shared the current status in the city. A total of 4,080 hectares, including 2,650 hectares of forest area and 1,430 hectares of agricultural land, were affected, and 7 houses and 29 barns and […]
The controlled discharge of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has begun. TEPCO, the company that built a 1-kilometer underwater tunnel from the power plant to the Pacific Ocean for the discharge, announced that the discharge of 1.3 million tons of treated water stored in approximately 1,000 tanks began […]
A private jet carrying 10 people, including Evgeny Prigojin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, crashed near the Russian capital, Moscow. After the incident, it was announced that everyone, including Prigojin, had lost their lives. Wagner leader Prigojin, who played an active role in Russia’s Ukraine War, started a rebellion against Russia on […]
India’s Chandrayaan-3 unmanned spacecraft has completed its 1,000-kilometer journey and landed on the Moon’s little-explored south pole. With this landing, India became the fourth country to achieve a “soft landing” on the Moon, and the first to land on the Moon’s little-explored south pole. Developed by the Indian Space Research Authority ISRO and consisting of […]
Gamescom, the world’s largest video game fair, opened its doors to visitors in Cologne, Germany. Besides promotions of new games to be released, seminars and meetings are held in a 230,000-square-meter fair area. This year, a cosplay village will also be created, and awards will be given in the competitions. More than 300,000 visitors are […]
A fire broke out in the garden of a paper factory in an industrial area in Manisa, Türkiye, when bales of paper caught fire at around 13:00 local time. The flames were brought under control in about 2 hours before spreading to other bales, and teams began the cooling process. The cause of the fire […]
The US satellite company Maxar has published satellite images of the wildfires in the city of Alexandroupoli, near the Turkish border. The images that were heavily covered by dense smoke once again revealed the size of the fire. At least 20 people died in the country, according to officials. A total of 150 people from […]
The Soğanlı Valley, located in Yeşilhisar district in the Cappadocia region of Türkiye, has been brought into tourism after some studies and improvements. As the valley was introduced to the sector, the number of hot air balloons taking off in the valley, which is described as the “gateway to Cappadocia” increased rapidly thanks to the […]
Ukraine attacked the Russian capital, Moscow, with three unmanned air vehicles at night. Two of the drones were destroyed by air defense systems over the Moscow region. The other drone, intercepted by air defence systems, crashed into a skyscraper under construction. No deaths or injuries were reported. Flights at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo airports were […]