TÜRKİYE

Sevim Haznedaroğlu, an 83-year-old Turkish woman who lives in the Ünye district of Ordu province in Türkiye, weaves her motifs into carpets despite her advancing age. Haznedaroğlu learned rug weaving from her sister when she was nine years…

During a controlled demolition of a mosque's minaret in Gaziantep, Türkiye, the structure fell uncontrollably and killed the digger operator, Mert Köseoğlu (25), after landing on the construction equipment. The minaret had been damaged…

The storm and tornado that occurred yesterday evening in the Ağaçören district of Aksaray province in Türkiye destroyed the minaret of a mosque and dairy farms, and blew the roofs of some houses. The imam of the mosque was injured, and five…

Hot air balloon tours continue in the Cappadocia region, which contains the famous Fairy Chimneys, in Nevşehir, Türkiye. The tours are held in the early hours of the morning on the days upon approval of the Cappadocia Slot Center of the…

Despite the arrival of the spring season, the peaks of the high mountains and the plateaus on the slopes in Gümüşhane, the city with the highest number of plateaus in the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye, have been covered by snow again.…

At 11:29 local time, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Bingöl province of Türkiye, where over 50,000 people were killed by two powerful earthquakes on February 6. Citizens rushed out to the streets in panic. The earthquake was felt in…

A Ukrainian man, alleged to be a former police officer, climbed over an underpass in the Taksim district of Türkiye's Istanbul and attempted to commit suicide while chanting slogans such as "No to war in Europe" and "No to war in Ukraine."…

A first phase of the archaeological excavation, which started in an area near St. Vlas' mausoleum in the Gökmedrese district of Sivas province in Türkiye, has been completed. Around 10,000 historical artifacts, tandoors, floors, water wells…

An otter was spotted in the Harşit Stream in Gümüşhane, Türkiye. The endangered otter,which is protected by international conventions, was recorded by a citizen with a smartphone camera. Footage shows that the otter was playing in the water…

The skies of Yüksekova district in Hakkari, Türkiye offered a breathtaking view of the full moon in red and white, merging with the clouds. Residents captured the unique image on their phones, and Serdar Yiğit expressed his awe, "It was a…