Turkey

Freezing cold hits Turkey’s northeasternmost province of Ardahan as temperatures hit -14 in the region. Trees are engulfed in frost, and the river Kura passing through the region is partly frozen. People coming from the warmer region of the…

Artvin's natural wonders Borçka and Şavşat Karagöl hosted 140 thousand people this year, Turkish authorities said. Visitors flocked to Karagöller, which transforms into a different beauty with each season. Borçka Karagöl Nature Park, one of…

A fire broke out on the roof of a shopping mall in Levent, Istanbul, Turkey. As the roof was on fire, black smoke rising from the building could be seen from miles away. Many firefighters who came to the scene brought the fire under control…

Altnbeşik Cave in Antalya's Ibradi drew 100,000 visitors in 10 months. A daily average of 350–400 people use excursion boats to explore the wonders of Altnbeşik Cave. Hasan Yaman, the staff member of Brad Municipality, stated that the lake,…

Life rafts carrying 66 refugees were rescued by Turkish Coast Guards off the coast of Çanakkale's Ayvacık district after being pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek ships. Refugees were brought to the removal center in…

The Libyan-Turkish Hospital, which opened on November 28 in Misrata, Libya, assists the health system's survival after years of civil war in the country. The hospital has 13 clinics, 4 operating rooms, a 120-bed capacity, and a fully…

Ahmet Ali Kork, a Turkish citizen living in Leverkusen, Germany, was flown to Istanbul for treatment by a Ministry of Health ambulance plane as he suffers from leukemia. Ahmet’s wife Özlem Kork applied to the Consulate General of Turkey in…

Police in Turkey's northwestern city of Edirne seized 39 kilos and 298 grams of skunk in a truck that entered the country through the Kapikule Border Crossing on Bulgaria, Turkey border. The search was conducted using a narcotic dog named…

Due to the impending increase in taxes at the start of the next year, Turkish citizens are flocking to Georgia to buy new phones. According to tourism companies in Batman, a southeastern city in Turkey, around 300 people go to Batumi each…

A fire broke out in the warehouse of a carpenter shop in Istanbul's Ataşehir district. The fire also spread to an apartment building near the warehouse. The fire department brought the fire under control shortly after arriving on the scene.…