A man in Turkey takes photos of planets with his homemade telescopes

A space-enthusiast Şenol Şanlı from Bursa city of Tukey, successfully manufactured his own telescopes at home. He observes multiple planets every day and takes their photos with his own homemade telescopes. He measures the movements of the planets and their distance from the Earth moment by moment throughout the year, Şanlı also takes photos and […]

Snow depth in Şırnak city reached up to 2 meters

With coming of winter season, cold weather that took effect in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey caused snowfall on high grounds. With heavy snowfall and air temperature dropped down to 20 degrees Celsius below zero, snow depth in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak city reached up to 2 meters. Local Authority teams are continuing their snow […]

man goes on rampage, sets car on fire in turkey

A man in Adana, Turkey, went on rage after receiving 42 orders of distress warrants for his vehicle and set fire to it with a newspaper. The car has become completely unusable. The incident was reported to the fire and police departments by residents in the vicinity. The car was extinguished by firefighters who arrived […]

A Tesla owner blew up his car due to high repair cost

A Tesla owner Tuomas Katainen in Finland, blew up his Tesla car with 30 kilograms of dynamite to protest high repair cost. Katainen stated that he got in contact with companies repair service after battery of his 2013 year Model S broke down due to a “water leakage.” Company replied him after a month, and […]

scores killed, wounded in bangladesh cruise ship fire

At least 38 people were killed in a fire on a cruise ship underway in Bangladesh’s Sugandha River, a local official said. More than 50 people were hospitalized, with some passengers still reported missing. While it was announced that there were 500 passengers on board, the cause of the fire is unknown.

volcano erupts in colombia, air traffic suspends

Nevado del Ruiz Volcano has erupted in western Colombia. Due to the smoke cloud rising up to 8,230 meters from the volcano, flights to and from El Dorado International Airport in the capital Bogota were suspended, the Civil Aviation Authority announced. Flight routes in other parts of the country may also be affected due to […]

meteorite spotted in mexico

A meteorite was spotted in the sky of Mexico’s Monterey ahead of evening. In the footages, the meteoroid was exceptionally bright and slowly gliding. People shared the eye-catching moments on social media. A meteoroid was also spotted in October last year in Monterrey skies.

A tanker loaded with chemical substance rolled over in Turkey

A tanker loaded with chemical substance rolled over after fail to negotiate the bend at Kuzey Marmara linking road in Çatalca district in Istanbul city of Turkey. The moment of the accident, which the tanker driver was injured, reflected on the mobile phone camera of a car driver during traveling on the road. In the […]

First shipment of Turkish COVID-19 vaccine TÜRKOVAC carried out

The first shipment of Turkish local Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine named TÜRKOVAC, which was given authorization to emergency use yesterday, was carried out. Packaged at the facility in organized industrial site in Şanlıurfa city of Turkey, 150.000 doses of TÜRKOVAC vaccine loaded into vehicles to be sent out to various cities and set off.

fire erupts at oil rafinery in US, 4 injured

In Baytown, Texas, USA, an oil refinery belonging to ExxonMobil burst into flames. According to ExxonMobil, the fire that broke out after midnight impacted a gasoline production unit. Initial findings show an explosion occurred inside the facility where 4 people were injured and taken to the hospital, an official said. The Baytown facility is home to […]