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London celebrates Europe’s largest street carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival was held in London after 2 years of a Covid-19 break. The Carnival was initiated with the commemoration of the victims of Grenfell Tower, where 72 were killed in the fire. Thousands attended the first march in the…
Latvia removes monument commemorating victory over Nazi
Latvian government keeps removing the historical structures belonging to the Soviet Union era. The 79 meters tall monument in Victory Park, Riga, symbolizing Red Army’s victory over Nazis is brought down. The 37 years old monument is…
social complex and tablet belonging to Ilterish Qaghan found in Mongolia
International Turkic Academy Chairman Darhan Kıdırali announced that a tablet and a social complex that is more than 2,000 meters large dedicated to Ilterish Qaghan were found during an archeologic expedition tour around Nomgon Plain in…
Bull run festival leaves 9 injured in Mexico
Nine injured during “Huamantlada” bullfighting festival organized in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Three out of the casualties are highly wounded. One of the bulls carried a man on his horn for meters and another casualty took horn hits multiple times.…
Ancient theatre excavation reveals Apollo statue in Turkey
Excavators have found an Apollo statue and many more in Prusias ad Hypium Ancient City in Konuralp, Düzce. The Apollo statue has been moved to Istanbul Archeology Museum to be conditioned. The statue is 190cm in length and 60cm in width.…
Turkish Guest Workers on their way to Europe
Turkish guest workes who spent their annual leave on Turkey are on their way back to Europe. The border gate in Kapıkule, Edirne is crowded with guest workers trying to leave the country.
Orçun Kaya, one of the passengers, said “We are…
Woman wearing kimono is taken in custody in China
A woman, cosplaying a manga character from Summer Time Rendering and taking photos on street, is taken into custody for wearing a kimono in China. She stated that the officers accused her with making trouble by wearing a Japanese kimono.…
Nearly 4km long Mexican rug sets Guinness Record
A rug made for a festival in Huamantla, Mexico set a new Guinness Record with its 3.932m length. The previous record breaker was a Guatemalan made rug with a length of 2.319m. The rug was designed a year ago and is made of sawdust in 19…
Turkish Man Paints on Knucklebones
A Turkish man, Alper Yazoğlu, held an exhibition of the knucklebones on which he paints cattle and ethnic figures. Yazoğlu, who claims not to have any kind of education of painting, received very positive feedbacks from the viewers. He also…
Van Gogh’s hidden portrait discovered beneath older painting
A hidden self-portrait of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most recognizable and influential figures in the history of Western art, has been revealed. Before an exhibition, employees of the National Gallery of Scotland…