Banana ‘Art’ Sells for $6.2M in New York Auction

Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana duct-taped to a wall, fetched $6.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York, USA. The price marks a significant increase from its previous valuation. The buyer, Justin Sun, founder of a Chinese cryptocurrency platform, described it as a symbol connecting art, viral trends, and the cryptocurrency world. Sun plans […]

Retired Turkish Teacher Turns Silkworm Hobby into Global Business

  Gülfer Keskin, a retired mathematics teacher from Izmir, Türkiye, turned her passion for silkworm farming into a successful business producing silk shawls, kimonos, and other items. Starting as a hobby after retirement, Keskin now exports her handmade silk products, crafted with natural dyes, to countries like the USA, Spain, and England. Keskin shared her […]

Putin Sends Rare Animals to Kim Jong-Un as Gifts

  Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted “rare animals” to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un through Russian Minister Alexandr Kozlov during a recent visit to Pyongyang. Kozlov led a delegation to attend the 11th North Korea-Russia Intergovernmental Committee meeting, focusing on trade, economic, and technological cooperation. A protocol agreement was signed between Kozlov and North Korean […]

Volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts for 7th Time

A volcano located near the town of Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupted yesterday at 23:14 local time. The volcano, which erupted for the 7th time since December, spewed lava and ash and formed a 3-kilometer-long crack in the Sundhnukur crater. On the other hand, the last eruption at the volcano occurred on August 22 […]

Daily Training for Wrestling Camel in Türkiye’s Aydın

  In Aydın’s Incirliova district, a camel named Gören is prepared for the 2024-2025 camel wrestling season with daily 10-kilometer walks. The 11-year-old camel, owned by İsmail Gören, is carefully trained under the supervision of caretaker Birhan Turan, who has been caring for camels for 25 years. Turan explained that Gören has been trained since […]

Israeli Strike Near Gaza Hospital Claims 66 Lives

  At least 66 people, including women and children, were killed, and over 100 injured in an Israeli attack on a residential area near Kamal Advan Hospital in Gaza. Local authorities report that the ongoing strikes are severely hampering search and rescue efforts. The attack is part of Israel’s continuing military operations in the region. […]

Children in Türkiye Marched for Palestinian Peers on World Children’s Rights Day

Hundreds of children marched for Palestinian children in Karabük, Türkiye, on November 20, World Children’s Rights Day. Noting that 16,795 children, including 171 babies, were killed in Palestine, over 9,000 children were injured, and countless others were left without parents, Belinay Özbay, Karabük Children’s Rights Provincial Children’s Committee Representative, said, “As the children of the […]

Türkiye’s Bayraktar TB3 Achieves Historic Shipborne Flight

Bayraktar TB3, Türkiye’s domestically developed armed unmanned aerial vehicle, has made aviation history by successfully completing take-off and landing tests on short-runway ships like the TCG Anadolu. This milestone marks the TB3 as the first UAV in the world capable of such operations. Selçuk Bayraktar, Baykar’s Chairman of the Board, shared the historic achievement on […]

Gazan Death Toll Rises to 43,985

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 13 Palestinians lost their lives and 84 Palestinians were injured in 2 attacks carried out by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours. Authorities also reported that the total death toll in the attacks that began in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has risen to 43,985 […]