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endangered lynx caught on security cameras
A lynx, which is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list of threatened species, was caught by the security camera of a house in the village of Tunceli, Türkiye. The lynx passed by the house before…
firefighters mobilized to rescue trapped cat in damaged building in türkiye
Firefighters took action to rescue a cat trapped in an evacuated building in the city of Adıyaman, Türkiye, that was damaged by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. A firefighter reached the window of the apartment, where the cat was seen,…
türkiye earthquakes causes rockfall in malatya
The severe jolts of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye and affected 11 provinces caused the mountains in Malatya's Akçadağ district to break into pieces. Huge chunks of rock from the mountains…
Turkish artist donates proceeds from recycled art to support earthquake victims
A Turkish artist, Metin Birecikligil, collected discarded materials such as paper, fabric, yarn, balloons, and toothpicks, and made paintings from these materials. Paintings portraying scenes from Turkish cinema made in this technique are…
Earthquake-caused rift in Hatay seen from satellite
During the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes in Türkiye, a massive rift split a 35-hectare olive orchard in the middle of the Tepehan Village of Hatay's Altınözü District. The satellite observed the 500-meter-long rift with a depth of…
dog named Aleks rescued from rubble 23 days after earthquake in türkiye
After his owner called for help, a rescue team working in Turkey's Hatay province rescued a dog named Aleks from the rubble 23 days after the devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquake. Following health checks, Aleks was reunited with his owner,…
Lake formed as a result of earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş
After the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes in Türkiye's Kahramanmaraş, the two mountains between İdilli and Değirmencik Neighborhoods in Gaziantep's İslahiye district approached one another. As massive pieces of rock and soil from the…
newborn Van cats of the year in Turkish Research Centre
Efforts to maintain the van cat population, which is a breed indigenous to Türkiye, continue in the Research and Application Center. Since the beginning of the year, eleven kittens from three mothers have opened their eyes to the world in…
fire in tent city in türkiye
A fire broke out this morning in a tent city in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, where earthquake victims settled in after the the severe earthquakes. As a result of the fire, which broke out in an electric stove, one person was slightly injured,…
Earthquakes created deep cracks in field of Kahramanmaraş
Earthquakes in Türkiye, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş, have also devastated farmland and nature. The earthquake created deep cracks and crevices in the fields of Kahramanmaraş's Güvercinlik and Karaelbistan neighborhoods. The…