The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi amaze visitors with motifs

The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, located in the province of Sivas, Türkiye, fascinates its visitors with its motifs reflecting the rarest and finest examples of stonework. It was built in 1228 during the Seljuk period, is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. “One of the greatest features of this work of art […]

Spectacular view shows Nature and Wild Animals across Türkiye

Türkiye’s General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) shared a video depicting nature and showing the breathtaking wild life of Türkiye. The video showed the streams, lakes, and forest areas in different parts of Türkiye, as well as various bird species and wild animals. The video went viral on social media.

A crowded tourist boat sinks in Indonesia

A tour boat that set off from Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia, towards the Sanur port with 28 passengers and 6 crew, started bilging approximately 25 minutes before its arrival. The tourists and 6 crew members jumped into the water and got rescued by 4 ships. The boat sank shortly after.

Car falls onto another vehicle from a 6.5-meter-high wall

A car that got out of control while escaping from police in the Caldwell district of New Jersey, US, fell onto another vehicle from a 6.5-meter-high wall. The driver managed to escape from the car and tried to flee the scene. The female passenger was taken into custody along with the driver once police caught […]

Extreme colds freeze Ardahan’s Kura River in Türkiye

The cold weather that occurred after the snowfall, in Ardahan, Turkiye, froze the Kura River and the exterior of the surrounding houses. The extreme weather is freezing the vehicles, door locks and windows of buildings and bringing life to standstill in the city where temperatures dropped to minus 19 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Artificial intelligence read Hittite cuneiform tablets

A project is carried out to read the Hittite cuneiform tablets in the inventory of Turkey’s Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Istanbul Archeology Museums and Çorum Museum by artificial intelligence. The first phase of the project, which was initiated to read, scan and digitize Hittite cuneiform tablets using artificial intelligence, has been completed. In the study […]

CCTV shows Truck driver falls asleep, damages cars

In Russia’s Orenburg region, a truck driver fell asleep and hit parked cars. The accident caused damage to 9 vehicles, according to local authorities. No casualties or injuries were reported. The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

lake freezes in eastern Türkiye

The air temperature dropped to minus 8 degrees in Erzurum, one of Türkiye’s coldest provinces. A lake in the city’s Olympic Park became ice-cold. People were seen walking on the frozen lake. The lake and its surroundings were viewed from the air by drone.   Çağrı Korkmaz

5 frames from Türkiye’s Denizli to be published in Japanese exhibition

In order to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Türkiye’s establishment, a collection of photographs that promotes the country’s natural beauties and cultural heritage will be displayed in “Turkey in its 100th Anniversary Photograph Exhibition” which will be held in various cities of Japan. Those five photographs reflecting the nature of Denizli will enchant visitors. The […]

Iran commemorates the anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani

The 3rd anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the former Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, was commemorated by hundreds people with a ceremony which held at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Soleimani was assassinated on January 3, 2020, at Baghdad International Airport […]