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A fire broke out on the roof of a shopping mall in Levent, Istanbul, Turkey. As the roof was on fire, black smoke rising from the building could be seen from miles away. Many firefighters who came to the scene brought the fire under control…

Altnbeşik Cave in Antalya's Ibradi drew 100,000 visitors in 10 months. A daily average of 350–400 people use excursion boats to explore the wonders of Altnbeşik Cave. Hasan Yaman, the staff member of Brad Municipality, stated that the lake,…

Life rafts carrying 66 refugees were rescued by Turkish Coast Guards off the coast of Çanakkale's Ayvacık district after being pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek ships. Refugees were brought to the removal center in…

Ahmet Ali Kork, a Turkish citizen living in Leverkusen, Germany, was flown to Istanbul for treatment by a Ministry of Health ambulance plane as he suffers from leukemia. Ahmet’s wife Özlem Kork applied to the Consulate General of Turkey in…

Police in Turkey's northwestern city of Edirne seized 39 kilos and 298 grams of skunk in a truck that entered the country through the Kapikule Border Crossing on Bulgaria, Turkey border. The search was conducted using a narcotic dog named…

A fire broke out in the warehouse of a carpenter shop in Istanbul's Ataşehir district. The fire also spread to an apartment building near the warehouse. The fire department brought the fire under control shortly after arriving on the scene.…

The Nemrut crater, located at an elevation of 2,948 meters in Bitlis' Tatvan district in Turkey, has become completely white with the recent snowfall. Nemrut Crater Lake, one of the important destinations in the region, is flooded with…

The famed "Touristic Eastern Express," which sets out from Istanbul, has completed the first journey of the season 2022-2023. The journey lasted approximately 34 hours and ended in Kars, Turkey's most northeastern province. Tourists on the…

Heavy rains caused flash floods in Izmir, Turkey, following the notice of upcoming rain by the local authorities. Floods ripped through some streets and vehicles in most of the city, particularly in the Narldere region. City crews are…

The ski season began early in Erzurum, one of Turkey's eastern provinces, with the storage of snow from the previous year and artificial snow. With the start of the season, skiers flocked to Palandöken. At the ski resort, people were seen…