TÜRKİYE

As autumn arrives, the forests along Türkiye's Bolu Mountain have transformed into a vibrant visual feast of yellow, orange, and red. The region's shifting colors and crisp air are currently drawing nature lovers and photography…

The TEKNOFEST aviation and technology festival in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, is drawing massive crowds as thousands gather from across the country on its third day. Eager visitors filled the airport grounds from the early morning hours…

Following recent heavy rains in Istanbul, a massive phytoplankton bloom has transformed the iconic Istanbul Strait from its usual deep blue to a striking turquoise. This natural biological phenomenon occurred as microscopic algae…

Campers in the Tunceli province of eastern Türkiye captured a surprising late-night encounter when a bear wandered into their site at the Munzur Valley. Completely unbothered by a group of loudly barking dogs, the bear calmly sat down and…

Türkiye’s world-famous Ölüdeniz and Babadağ are experiencing a massive surge in paragliding activity, largely driven by a recent influx of Chinese visitors. Local operators note that flight traffic has spiked just ahead of the…

The poorly equipped 1970 model ambulance that transported Türkiye's eighth President Turgut Özal on the day he died in 1993 is now being preserved by a private collector. Gürsev Gür purchased the vintage vehicle in 1999, only…

Residents of a lush village in northern Turkish province of Samsun have built a 65-meter-long suspension bridge to help locals cross a valley and reach their neighborhood mosque. Spearheaded by resident Selahattin Tekin and…

While much of Türkiye begins to feel the autumn chill, beachgoers in Antalya are still enjoying the warm Mediterranean waters this September. With temperatures around 28 degrees Celsius and a break from the intense summer heat,…

Eighteen artists from five nations gathered in Türkiye's Osmancık district in Çorum to capture its historical and natural beauty for the 1st International Watercolor Festival. Painters from Türkiye, Kosovo, Iran, Bulgaria, and Russia…

Eleven students were injured, two critically, in a morning shooting outside a vocational high school in western Turkey’s Manisa province. Police quickly apprehended the alleged shooter, identified as a 15-year-old ninth-grade student. The…