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A statue of "boy in watermelon" erected by the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality recently at the city's entrance caught the attention of social media users and has become a subject of online trolling.

Mocking the statue, people compared it to "Chucky," a killer doll character in a famous Hollywood horror movie.

With a dazzling display of color, red tulips astonish onlookers in Turkey's eastern Muş province. (DHA Photo)

A 2,000-year-old Roman-era street has been discovered in southeastern Turkey. Currently, excavation to unearth it is being carried out in Amida Mound, known as the heart of Diyarbakir province.

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)

A southeastern Turkish city that has been for years overshadowed by terrorism, wants to become a tourist hub with its historical and cultural riches. 

Snowdrop sprouts in Turkey's eastern Muş province enchant visitors. (DHA Photo)

Seven traffickers were detained and over 80 foreign nationals illegally brought into the country were held in eastern Turkey, authorities said on March 6.

Local police teams carried out an operation against migrant smuggling in the Tatvan district of the eastern Bitlis province, the provincial governorate said in a statement.

The initial findings following Thursday's deadly military helicopter crash in eastern Turkey showed no sign of an explosion in the debris, an official statement said on March 5. 

A military helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey, killing nine soldiers and injuring four, the defense ministry said on March 4. 

The helicopter crashed in the town of Tatvan, in the Bitlis province.

The Cougar type helicopter was on its way to Tatvan from the nearby province of Bingöl when it disappeared from radar at 2:25 pm (1125 GMT), the ministry said.

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