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Türkiye’s Hidden Gem for Adventure Tourism: Koru Plateau
A team in Kastamonu, Türkiye, led by Kastamonu University and Taşköprü Municipality, is creating an adventure route. They initially focused on the Araba district's 33 plateaus and later expanded to Taşköprü. During…
Tortum Lake: A Natural Marvel in Erzurum, Türkiye
Tortum Lake, situated in Erzurum's Uzundere district, is a remarkable geological formation that originated in the 18th century when limestone blocks from Kemerlidağ slope obstructed the Tortum Stream, creating the…
Enthusiasts Keep Bull Wrestling Tradition Alive in Türkiye
The 'Bull wrestling' tradition, which was a part of the Yoruk culture in the Ottoman period, is still maintained in a few provinces of Türkiye. Thousands of bull wrestling enthusiasts in the Ula district of Muğla, one of the provinces, go…
Farmer Wakes Up to Find His 130 Sheep Perished in One Night
Ersyon Öntürk, a farmer living in the Tuşba District of Türkiye's Van Province, woke up to find that his 130 sheep had suddenly perished. Noticing that most of his sheep were lying on the ground and some were about to die in the barn next…
damaged buildings in Türkiye Earthquakes demolished
Following a series of earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, significant progress has been made in demolishing heavily damaged buildings. Out of 35,229 buildings seriously affected by the earthquakes, about 58.7 percent have been…
Istanbul: Illegal Immigrants’ Daring Escape Caught on Camera
In Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, police conducted an operation against illegal immigrants in response to a tip. When the police arrived, three individuals tried to escape by jumping from a first-floor window and balcony, and this was captured on…
Türkiye Releases Three More Red Deer Into Wild
In Türkiye, within the framework of the 'Project for Restoring Endangered Species to Their Old Habitats,' three female red deer were brought from the red deer breeding station on the Uludağ University campus and released into the wild in…
Lightning Storm Forms Spectacular View Over Gulf of Iskenderun
Following the rain warning issued by the Turkish General Directorate of Meteorology for the east of the Mediterranean, heavy rain fell in the Iskenderun district of Hatay province. Meanwhile, the lightning strikes, one after the other,…
Centuries-Old Carpet Weaving Tradition in Türkiye
In Çanakkale's Ayvacık district in Türkiye, a centuries-old tradition of hand-woven carpet weaving using madder dye from the Ottoman Empire is at risk of extinction. Businessman Mehmet Ünal Şahin is dedicated to…
Mother Cat Searching for Kittens Perished in Fire in Türkiye
A heartbreaking truth came to the surface two weeks after a fire burned an unused two-story historical house in Türkiye's Antalya province. The locals stated that a mother cat was feeding her six kittens in the building that is completely…