People welcome 2024 with parties, celebrations across Türkiye

Parties, celebrations and events put people in high spirits as they bid adieu to 2023 and welcomed the new year with open arms.

People filled the prominent squares across the country as events took place in several provinces to mark the start of the new year.

Taksim was the center of New Year's Eve celebrations in Istanbul. Flags, streamers and light canopies filled the streets, adding vibrant colors and illuminating the city. Local and foreign visitors who wanted to spend the New Year in Istiklal Avenue and Beyoğlu flocked to the places from the early hours of the day.

Within the scope of security measures, 2,500 points, especially Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli and Kadıköy, were monitored with 15,000 cameras throughout the night. In Istanbul alone, 55,000 security forces were deployed for New Year's Eve.

Some people preferred Nişantaşı for New Year's celebrations. Citizens took souvenir photos in front of the illuminated trees on Abdi İpekçi Avenue, which was closed to traffic.

In Uludağ in the northwestern province of Bursa, one of the hotspot winter tourism centers, tourists celebrated the first minutes of the New Year with fireworks shows.

In the southern province of Antalya, some citizens entered 2024 at sea. Citizens assembled at Konyaaltı Beach with Turkish flags, entered the sea in the first minutes of 2024 and swam for a while.

Many local and foreign tourists preferred Palandöken Ski Center in the eastern province of Erzurum for New Year's Eve. Various treats were offered to the citizens at night, which was brightened by torchlight skiing and fireworks.

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