Turkey

Two waterspouts, forming side by side at the same time off coast of Kemer in Antalya, Turkey scared the locals. The waterspouts, forming after a heavy rain warning issued by metrology service, lasted only about 10 minutes, and disappeared…

Four kittens stuck in a rainwater drainage channel in Kocaeli, Turkey were saved by firefighters. The younglings were reported to the officers by a primary school student who noticed their voice under the drain cover. The firefighters, who…

A giant tornado, with two small tornadoes around, formed off the coast of Gulf of Alexandretta in Turkey. The tornadoes, accompanied by lightning strikes, were watched by citizens with excitement.

Two healthcare workers and a driver of an ambulance were injured in the accident in which the ambulance overturned in Kocaeli, Turkey. According to the information obtained, the incident broke out as the ambulance driver lost control of the…

Celal Cıvgın, who runs a tea house in Adana's Pozantı district, found an injured squirrel under a tree while walking back to his home. Cıvgın says he named the squirrel "Boncuk" and fed it with milk. Boncuk grew up and get better with the…

A vehicle went out of control and flew over the median and crashed into another car in Istanbul’s Eyüpsultan district, Turkey. Two people were injured in the accident, and 3 vehicles were damaged. The injured were taken to the hospital…

Glass art trainees at Sivas Public Education Center transform used glass bottles into works of art by melting them at a high temperature of 1,500 degrees. The trainees bring the glass bottles and break them into pieces. Glass pieces are…

A group of 12 British divers dived into the "HMT Lundy" and "HMS Louis" shipwrecks off the coast of Suvla Bay, the Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park in Turkey. The Gallipoli wars during WWI are home to several shipwrecks that were sunk…

Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar met with journalists after the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Hulusi Akar stated that there are consultations, separation procedures and…

A total of 57 Syrian refugees, 35 of whom were children, were sent to Syria as part of an "Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration" program from Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, Turkey. A farewell ceremony was held for the Syrians who were…