Ağrı

An Italian archaeologist, who spent 35 years searching for Noah's Ark in the eastern province of Ağrı, has been laid to rest in a cemetery viewing Mount Ağrı (Mount Ararat) as per his will.

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Angelo Palego, who had a heart attack in Ağrı at the beginning of August, was taken to the state hospital in Erzurum, a neighboring province.

The glaciers on Mt. Ağrı , Turkey's highest point with an altitude of 5,137 meters (over 16,853 feet), are melting due to the climate change.

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Turkey has taken additional security measures on its border with Iran following developments in Afghanistan that could possibly create a fresh influx of migrants.

A Turkish police officer was killed in Turkey's east as he came under fire from the Iranian side of the border, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on May 14 in a statement that said the PKK terror group had shot at its security units.

Storks that migrated to warmer climates from Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı during the autumn have started to migrate back to the city after temperatures increased. (AA Photo)

Niyazi Savcı, a 93-year-old man in the northwestern province of Kırklareli, has been continuing his life-long taxidermy art for 61 years.

Known as "uncle birdman" in the province, Savcı has applied taxidermy to nearly a 1,000 dead birds and wild animals by stuffing them with a special process in order to keep them intact.

Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı has been battling with harsh winter conditions since January, as temperatures dropped to minus 17 degrees Celsius in March. (AA Photo)

Turkey's eastern Ağrı province offers enchanting winter scenery with its historical sites and its mountain, the highest one in the country. (AA Photo)

With temperatures dropping below minus 19 degrees Celsius in the ongoing winter season, Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı has become the coldest city in the country. (DHA Photo)

Mount Ağrı in eastern Turkey, also known as Mount Ararat, will be reopened to climbers on Feb. 4, thanks to effective anti-terror operations.

The country's tallest mountain, dubbed the "roof of Turkey" with its height of 5,137 meters (16,853 feet), is located in the eastern border province of Igdir.