Van

The sunrise landscape near Lake Van, Turkey's largest lake, formed postcard-like images. The riot of colors that emerged as soon as the sun appeared on Bitlis's Tatvan district coast became a visual feast. The sky and Lake Van turned red…

Census studies for the endangered White-headed duck, common pochard, and ferruginous duck have begun in Van. Water bird counting in the Van Lake basin began during the protection-control and monitoring activities included in the Van Nature…

Fatma Kaya, who lives in London, England, went to an Istanbul hospital with the suspicion of having a cervical discal hernia. Kaya returned to England and applied to hospitals after doctors at the hospital suggested that the mass on her…

The "Kite Festival", prepared by the teachers working at the Oğulveren Secondary School on the Turkey's Iran border located at 35 kilometers from the Başkale district of Van, held on the Iranian border on May 19, Commemoration of Atatürk,…

Çarpanak Island and its peninsula in the Lake Van located in Turkish city of Van, offers a beautiful view in spring with its untouched nature. While it was part of a peninsula centuries ago, Çarpanak Island became an island after the rising…

Paola Favero, a 61-year-old Italian mountaineer, was buried under an avalanche while skiing in the Gurpinar district of Van, Turkey's eastern city. The foot of the mountaineer, who was rescued from under the snow pile in a short time thanks…

"AK Youth Ski Festival" was held in the Çaldıran district of Van city, Turkey. A great number of people from all districts of Van have participated to the festival that organized at Çaldıran Thermal Ski Center by the Van Youth Branch…

A van has rolled over during travelling on a highway near the city of Lagos de Moreno in the Mexican state of Jalisco. 12 people lost their lives and 11 have injured in the van after the accident. According to health officials, 6 of the…

The wild boar herd seen in the Gevaş district of Turkey's city of Van in the evening scared the district residents. After suddenly seeing the wild boars, scared residents recorded the pass of the wild boars with their mobile phones camera.…