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injured griffon released after treatment in Turkey
A giant griffon vulture of the Southeastern Anatolian Taurus Mountains, which was injured in the rural area of Şanlıurfa, was released back to nature after 3 months of treatment. The vulture enjoyed its freedom by soaring through the air…
Turkey’s UCAV AKINCI breaks altitude record during test flights
In the presence of representatives from the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries and the Air Forces Command, Bayraktar AKINCI B, conducted endurance, high altitude, and high speed tests before being delivered to the Air Forces Command…
volunteers from Turkey’s marmaris help combat forest fires
A firefighting team that was formed during the forest fire that started in Marmaris, Turkey, last summer is actively working in the forest fire area today. Volunteers, who came together right after the fire started, intervened in the…
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman visits Turkey
The plane carrying Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud landed at Ankara Esenboğa Airport located in Turkish capital city of Ankara. Salman will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Beştepe, Ankara. During…
Man with one leg amputated grazes sheep for 26 years
33-year-old Olgun Yıldız, who lives with his family in the Kürtün district of Gümüşhane, Turkey, had his right leg amputated at the age of 7 due to a tumor on his kneecap. Olgun Yıldız, the youngest of a four-person household whose sole…
Ancient “Gate of Hell” reopens in Turkey
Turkey opens the Plutonium (Hell's Gate) to visitors in September, which is called the 'gateway to the land of the dead' in ancient sources as the living were poisoned and died by the volatilization of carbon dioxide in the calcium-rich…
20 helicopters and 14 aircrafts dispatched to the forest fire in Turkey
On June 21, a forest fire broke out at 08:00 pm local time in Marmaris, Turkish city of Muğla. The fight against the forest fire continues today with the first lights of the morning with aerial intervention. A total of 1,480 personnel,…
mesmerizing moments seagulls flying over Turkey’s largest lake Van
Seagulls, whose numbers have increased in recent years, add a different beauty to the natural beauty of Lake Van, Turkey's largest lake. The seagulls that flock to the shores of Lake Van ahead of sunset form a visual feast. They were viewed…
Lavender gardens welcome visitors in Turkey’s thrace region
Lavender gardens in Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ started to welcome their visitors. The lavender gardens, prepared in different concepts, have been flooded with visitors from Istanbul and the surrounding cities, as they form a natural…
building fire near istanbul bosphorus
A fire broke out in the 2-storey wooden building inside the grove on Beylerbeyi Şair Asaf Halet Çelebi Street in Üsküdar, Istanbul. Police, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene. While the police teams who came to the…