TÜRKİYE

A forest fire broke out in the Bergama district of Izmir province at 14:23 local time. The Regional Forestry Directorate immediately dispatched air and land vehicles and firefighting teams to the area, and the fire was brought under control…

A novice fisherman who went fishing with his friends on the Yalova coast accidentally caught a seagull. The fisherman, who slowly pulled the seagull onto the shore while being picked on by his friends, quickly freed the seagull from the…

The old Pusat village, which was submerged under the dam waters in the Hafik district of Sivas 20 years ago, has resurfaced after the waters receded due to low rainfall and drought. “This dam is used for both irrigation and drinking…

The heart-shaped lake that was formed when the 2,000-year-old inner harbor of the Alexandria Troas Ancient City in the Dalyan village of Çanakkale's Ezine district disconnected from the sea over time, turned pink again with the arrival of…

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gökoğlu, an academician at Akdeniz University Fisheries Faculty, rescued a grouper fish, which was stuck in a plastic bottle thrown into the sea during his dive with his students off Konyaaltı Beach in Antalya, Türkiye.…

The long-awaited Black Sea-Mediterranean Highway, a project first proposed 150 years ago during the Ottoman era, has been completed. Originally conceived under Sultan Abdulaziz and later planned by Sultan Abdulhamid II in 1877, the…

A wildfire that began in the grasslands of Ankara's Kızılcahamam district on August 21st and spread to the forests of Bolu's Gerede district has caused significant damage, as seen in drone footage. The fire, which started near…

Japanese author and fancywork researcher Ikumi Nonaka, who settled in Antalya in 1995 and has been conducting research on Turkish handicrafts for 29 years, has collected a total of 3,000 needle laces. “I am curious about carpet and rug…