The 18th East-West Friendship and Silk Road Rally, featuring 12 vehicles and 28 athletes, arrived in Cappadocia. Supported by Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Directorate for European Union Affairs, the rally included Cappadocia as a key stop on its Türkiye leg. Participants reached Cappadocia at night and gathered at the hot air balloon take-off […]
Hurricane Debby has left at least four dead and one injured in Florida. The storm caused power outages for 300,000 households and led to 1,700 flight cancellations. NOAA issued flood warnings for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. President Biden declared a state of emergency in South Carolina, enabling FEMA to provide aid. […]
Muğla’s Fethiye district is taking steps to ensure the safety of visitors to the popular Butterfly Valley, located in western Türkiye. Each year, thousands of citizens climb the steep cliffs in Faralya District to capture photos of the stunning view, often resulting in injuries and fatal accidents. To address this, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is on an official visit to Egypt, where he has engaged in a series of high-level meetings. Fidan’s visit included a tour of the Egyptian port and the Rafah Border Gate, as well as a meeting with Turkish Red Crescent staff. In Alemeyn, Fidan met with Arab League Secretary […]
Bangladesh Chief of General Staff Waker-uz-Zaman has confirmed the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and announced the formation of an interim government. Following mass protests and civil disobedience led by student leaders demanding Hasina’s resignation, she fled to India amid escalating violence. In a national address, Waker-uz-Zaman stated that discussions with opposition parties are […]
For 25 years, Hülya Kalaycı Unutur, a Turkish artist from Behramkale village in Çanakkale’s Ayvacık district, has been making intricate artworks on the leaves of the dieffenbachia plant. She imports these leaves from the Netherlands and dries them using a special two-year process. Unutur, a graduate of Mimar Sinan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled to India after days of violent anti-government protests. Demonstrators, demanding her resignation, clashed with police and stormed the Prime Ministry building, resulting in 99 deaths. The protests, initially sparked by public sector quotas for 1971 War of Independence families, continued despite the government’s partial withdrawal of […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency and deployed 3,000 National Guard members in response to Hurricane Debby. The hurricane, which has intensified with sustained winds of 120 km/h, is expected to cause dangerous storm surges and catastrophic flooding. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that Debby, fueled by warm Gulf […]
The death toll from an Israeli attack on two schools in Gaza City’s Nasr District has risen to 30. The Gaza Civil Defense Organization reported that bodies were recovered from Al Nasr and Hassan Salama schools, which were housing displaced Palestinian civilians. Sixteen more civilians are believed to be trapped under the rubble of Al […]
Van, Türkiye, renowned for its breathtaking sunsets, offers a spectacular view over Lake Van, the largest soda and salt lake in the world. The city, historically known as Tuşba, meaning “City of the Sun,” captivates residents with the stunning images created as the sun sets. Lake Van, spanning 3,712 square kilometers at an altitude […]