Lake Van

Butterflies in Turkey's eastern Lake Van basin, which is home to many living beings with its rich flora, high altitude and unique nature, have started flying as their spawning period begins.

The challenging migration of pearl mullets, an endemic fish species found only in Turkey's eastern Lake Van, has started as their spawning period began.

The pearl mullet, the only fish species in Lake Van, migrates to freshwaters by swimming inversely to the flow in their spawning period between April 15 and July 15.

A photo exhibition depicting the Armenian Akdamar Holy Cross Church in Turkey's eastern province of Van opened in New York on Nov. 5.
Organized by the Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications, the exhibition highlights Turkey's efforts to restore and promote the medieval Christian art and architecture.

The Akdamar Island located in eastern Van province has drawn more than 160,000 visitors in 2019, an official said.

Towering Seljuk tombstones some 400-700 years old in southeastern Turkey are revealing secrets about medieval city life, say archaeologists.

With the end of the fishing ban on July 16 in Lake Van, Turkey's largest lake, fishermen have set off to the lake in the early hours of the morning.

I'm in Ahlat, currently a candidate for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status. Ahlat (or Akhlat) is the gateway to Anatolia. Here, on Lake Van's most scenic shores, are the city of Bitlis, the city of our Ottoman forefathers, and the Islamic dome of the Seljuks.

Researchers have been surprised at a recent discovery of a five- to six-centimeter-long fish species in Lake Van, the world's largest salty and soda lake in the eastern province of Van, by a gendarmerie underwater team.

A new fish species has been found in Lake Van, one of the world's largest saline soda ponds.

Akdamar Church, a medieval Armenian church in Turkey's eastern Van province, opened its doors for its first religious service in three years on Sept. 9.