The long-awaited Black Sea-Mediterranean Highway, a project first proposed 150 years ago during the Ottoman era, has been completed. Originally conceived under Sultan Abdulaziz and later planned by Sultan Abdulhamid II in 1877, the 818-kilometer highway reduces travel time between Türkiye’s Black Sea and Mediterranean regions to just 6 hours. The final stretch, located in […]
A wildfire that began in the grasslands of Ankara’s Kızılcahamam district on August 21st and spread to the forests of Bolu’s Gerede district has caused significant damage, as seen in drone footage. The fire, which started near Şahinler Neighborhood, led to the evacuation of vulnerable residents, including the elderly, women, children, and the disabled, […]
Floods caused by monsoon rains caused deaths in the South Asian countries of India and Bangladesh. In India, where 1.7 million people were affected, authorities said 23 people died and 65,000 were forced to flee their homes. In neighboring Bangladesh, 4.4 million people were affected and 13 people died.
At the Democratic Party National Convention in Chicago, Arizona Democratic Party Delegate Ajlan Kurdoğlu expressed optimism about the future of US-Türkiye relations, stating, “As long as Donald Trump is not elected, I think relations will get much better, trade will increase, and relations will progress positively.” Kurdoğlu, a Biden delegate, emphasized his support for Kamala […]
Sudan is witnessing a dramatic rise in the prices of food, consumer goods, and fuel across several states. This situation is exacerbated in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, where there is a severe scarcity of food supplies. In Khartoum, citizens stranded in overheated areas are struggling to cook food, even when goods are […]
Japanese author and fancywork researcher Ikumi Nonaka, who settled in Antalya in 1995 and has been conducting research on Turkish handicrafts for 29 years, has collected a total of 3,000 needle laces. “I am curious about carpet and rug motifs, needle laces, knitted socks, and anything that is handcrafted. We love craftsmanship in Japan. I […]
A house on the beach in Rodanthe, Hatteras Island, North Carolina, the United States, collapsed during Hurricane Ernesto, which hit the eastern coast of the country. The house, whose wooden foundation collapsed, was swept into the Atlantic Ocean. Locals were warned to stay away from the water because of the debris. Authorities said the house, […]
For the first time since 2010, the historic Sumela Monastery in Trabzon’s Altındere Valley hosted an Orthodox Christian ceremony on August 23, rather than the traditional date of August 15, which is revered as the “Day of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary.” The event, typically led by Fener Rum Patriarch Bartholomeos, was instead […]
A new eruption occurred yesterday at 21:26 local time on the volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula. As lava erupting from the volcano began to spread, locals evacuated the town of Grindavik. The Icelandic Meteorological Office announced that minor tremors were experienced due to the eruption and that a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred at 22:37.
Palestinians living in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip evacuated the city yesterday due to an evacuation order by the Israeli army. Over 40,000 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed since October 7.