Recreation

A Slovenian start-up that has found success with a peculiar bird feeder has raised almost three million euros in a second Kickstarter for two new products.

In a campaign that wrapped up on 15 June, Bird Buddy convinced more than 10,000 supporters to finance an AI-powered Smart Hummingbird Feeder and a Smart Bird Bath.

With the cost of hotel accommodations going sky-high, more and more people are turning to hiring caravans, but a family of four has to spend at least 1,000 Turkish Liras per night in a caravan camping site in the new season.

The eastern province of Erzurum, which does not have a coastline, is on its way to becoming the world's top swimming base thanks to its high-altitude Olympic pool, as the national teams of many countries train in the city.

Women workers who opened a workshop together to produce bocce balls after receiving relevant training as part of a project in the southern province of Burdur have received a massive order for 114,000 bocce balls from France.

The picturesque town of Nafplio, in the northeastern Peloponnese, is preparing to host the eighth Mediterranean Yacht Show from April 29 through May 3, in what has evolved into the biggest exhibition of professional manned recreation boats internationally.

Some 1,000 swimmers from all over the world have gathered at the lakeside town of Bled to take part in the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships this week. The oldest among them is about to turn 88.

The participants come from 31 countries, most of them from Finland, the UK, Germany and Denmark, but there are also swimmers from Argentina, Mongolia and Morocco.

İsmail Kuş (36), a tradesman living in the Çayırova district of the northwestern province of Kocaeli, makes lifelike miniature structures using clay, wood, cardboard and plastic in his workshop in a room of his house.

Kredarica – Due to a lack of rainfall mountain huts in Slovenia are experiencing water scarcity, including the highest hut Kredarica that sits below Mt Triglav, Slovenia’s tallest peak. Currently, the hut only has water supplies for about ten days, and there has been a cap on bookings for some time.

A lake located in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas, known as the "evil eye of the moorland" for its clean and turquoise waters, has been drawing the attention of divers nationwide.

Lake Gökpınar in the Gürün district is considered as "one of the lakes in the world with the clearest waters."

Turkish singer Su Soley, who had to retire professional swimming some 12 years ago due to injuries, is back to monofin swimming, daily Milliyet has reported.

The 40-year-old singer is training in an Olympic pool twice a week.

"Esra Önen, the captain, asked me to join the swimming team," Soley said and added: "I'm so proud."