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Nearly 4 million visitors have flocked to museums and archeological sites in the first three months of 2024, according to a recent announcement made by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

Net income of Türkiye's leading defense company Aselsan soared from 1.19 billion Turkish Liras in 2022 to 7.4 billion liras ($230 million) last year, pointing to a 520 percent increase.

Flamingos, the heralds of spring, have started to arrive at Lake Tuz to nest in the central provinces of Aksaray, Konya, and Ankara, where they go for their annual breeding season. This year's arrival of the iconic pink birds marks the anticipation of warmer seasons ahead.

Turkish consumers mostly ordered food, health and beauty, clothing and technology products last year, a report by e-commerce platform Hepsiburada has shown.

Small household appliances were also among the most popular items among online shoppers.

Consumers went online for shopping mostly on Mondays and Tuesdays and between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

In a joint operation conducted by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the police, 29 suspects, who were preparing to attack synagogues and churches, as well as the Iraqi Embassy in Türkiye, have been captured.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed off on diplomatic and administrative appointments, marking changes in positions within Turkish missions abroad and several public institutions.

In a bid to mitigate the potential devastation of a major earthquake in the Marmara region, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has revealed plans to shift the industrial focus away from the earthquake-prone area.

The Cultural Road Festivals, which started with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival two years ago to contribute to Türkiye's international brand value, will be organized this year in 11 cities, namely Nevşehir, Trabzon, Erzurum, Çanakkale, Gaziantep, Ankara, Konya, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, İzmir and Antalya.

The first flamingo chicks of the year have hatched in Salt Lake, the country's second-largest lake and self-proclaimed "flamingo paradise," while teams are patrolling the lake to keep an eye on the birds.

A new high-speed train service has been launched between the capital Ankara and the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.

The train will depart from Ankara's high-speed train station and pass through the nearby provinces of Kırıkkale and Yozgat before it reaches Sivas, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu informed at the new line's inauguration ceremony.