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Recycling warehouse engulfed in flames
A fire broke out in a recycling warehouse in Bursa's Osmangazi district in Türkiye. A large number of firefighters, medical personnel, and police officers were dispatched to the scene.The fire was extinguished after about an hour of effort.…
Fog halts vessel traffic in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
Due to fog that has been reducing visibility distance since last night, the Dardanelles Strait in Türkiye has been closed to transit ships by around 03:30 a.m. By transmitter, officials from the Directorate General of Coastal Safety warned…
Türkiye’s Cappadocia had its golden year with about 4 million visitors
One of the Turkey's tourism center Cappadocia, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, had its "golden year" as a result of 4,192,070 visitors in 2022. Before that, 2019 was chosen as the "golden year," with about 3 million…
Lake Van’s receding waters unveil underwater microbialities in Türkiye
Water levels in the world's largest soda lake, Van, in eastern Turkey, continue to fall. The recent water decline exposed microbialites on the lake's surface, which are carbonate muds formed by microbes. Microbialites appear more frequently…
Frozen lake enlivened by cormorants’ visit in Türkiye’s Sivas
Hafik Lake, a home to many migratory bird species in Türkiye’s Sivas province, partially froze as temperatures dropped to minus 7 degrees. Hundreds of cormorants, who came to take a break in the non-freezing parts, brought the lake back to…
Dreamy view of fog from the air in Türkiye’s Istanbul
The fog, which was effective in the morning hours in Türkiye's İstanbul, created postcard images. At Istanbul Airport, while the Air Traffic Control Tower remained within the fog clouds, the passage of the planes through the clouds was seen…
dense Fog covers Türkiye’s Eskişehir
The dense fog that has appeared in various cities of Türkiye in recent days has created postcard images in Eskişehir. Citizens take great pleasure in watching and capturing the dim landscape of the city.
Dreamy view from Turkish Bridge over sea of clouds
The fog that appeared over Türkiye's Istanbul since the morning hours has created fairy-tale scenes under the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. The unique landscape formed by the bridge hanging over the fog cloud and the vehicles passing on it…
Visitors in Ahlat, Türkiye’s historical district in Bitlis, increase
Visitors flocked to the Ahlat region in Türkiye's Bitlis province, which is an open-air museum that houses the world's largest Turkish-Islamic Cemetery and is notable for its historical artifacts. In 2022, 150,000 people visited the region,…
Turkish art students sculpted ice cubes
Ataturk University Fine Arts Faculty Sculpture Department students made sculptures from ice cubes at the Ata Ice Museum, Türkiye’s first ice museum. The museum, where new sculptures are made with a concept change every 3-6 months, has the…