At least 11,000 people have left the Greek tourist island of Santorini via ferries and airplanes following hundreds of earthquakes near the Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea since Saturday. Schools will be closed until tomorrow on Santorini, as well as on the neighboring islands of Anafi, Paros, Naxos and Mykonos. “First of all, our […]
A fire broke out in a five-story restaurant near Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar, causing panic among customers. Firefighters responded swiftly, bringing the flames under control before they spread to nearby buildings. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül confirmed there were no casualties or injuries. “The fire did not occur in the Spice Bazaar but in a restaurant next […]
The Ancient City of Perge in Antalya’s Aksu district welcomed 157,862 visitors in 2024, marking a slight increase from 156,028 in 2023, according to the Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Visitor numbers have steadily risen since the pandemic, when only 37,957 people visited in 2020. Perge, dating back to 3000 BC, remains […]
A severe storm and rainfall that continued throughout the night in the Gaza Strip left several dead and damaged tents where thousands of displaced Palestinians were living, forcing them to spend the night on the streets. In the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, at least one person was killed and many were injured when a wall of […]
The clock tower in Adıyaman, a symbol of the city, has remained stuck at 04:17 since the devastating earthquake in southeastern Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The 7.7 magnitude quake, which struck at that time, caused massive destruction, and the stopped clock has since become a symbol of the disaster. Following public requests, Adıyaman […]
Protests erupted in Bangladesh after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India last August, announced she would address the nation. Thousands took to the streets, demanding her resignation and setting fire to the house of Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding leader and Hasina’s father. The unrest follows weeks of demonstrations and civil disobedience […]
The right wing of a Japan Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner carrying 172 passengers and 13 crew members struck the tail of a parked Delta Airlines Boeing 737 plane, with 142 passengers on board, while taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington, USA, yesterday morning. Delta Airlines said no one was injured and that the passengers would […]
The snowfall that started at night has covered all around the Turkish province of Tokat in white, creating beautiful landscapes at the historical sites in the city center, which are like open-air museums. Yasin Kıras
Türkiye’s population grew by 292,567 people in 2024, reaching 85,664,944, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Males accounted for 50.02% of the population, while females made up 49.98%. The foreign population declined by nearly 90,000, totaling 1,480,547, with 48.3% male and 51.7% female. Urbanization continued to rise, with 93.4% of residents living in […]
A total of 300 soldiers, 150 from each side, returned to their countries in a new prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday. “They are all from different parts of the front. Some of them had been held captive for more than two years,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]