Anadolu Agency

Five new caves have been discovered in the Küre Mountains National Park, which is located inside the borders of the two Black Sea provinces, Bartın and Kastamonu, local authorities said on Jan. 7.

A 10-day ban has been imposed on commercial fishing of anchovy with all kinds of fishing gear as they have not reached the desired size, according to a written statement issued by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry.

"The number of undersized anchovies has risen in the Istanbul Strait and the Black Sea," according to the statement issued on Jan. 7.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said that he expects to meet with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, in "the coming weeks," while indicating efforts to restart to exploratory talks between the two countries.

Turkish archeologists have unearthed a seal belonging to ancient Egypt in a Black Sea city called Comana Potica, which dates back thousands of years.

One of the main causes of more than 19,000 fires that occurred in the first 11 months of 2020 in Istanbul were cigarette butts, according to data from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Istanbul's Fire Department extinguished 19,087 fires in this period, and cigarette butts were the cause of 7,595 of them, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will file criminal complaints against three prominent figures, including a former top soldier, former opposition lawmaker and a journalist over their remarks on military coups in the past and the status of headscarf-wearing women in public service.

Turkish capital markets in 2020 drew growing interest from domestic investors, with 782,367 people investing in the markets, according to data compiled on Jan. 5 by Anadolu Agency from the Central Registry Agency (MKK).

The Sarıhancılar neighborhood in the southern province of Antalya's Akseki district, known for its historical houses called the "button houses," is becoming a tourism hotspot following restoration works by the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

"This place is like a movie set with these 'button houses,'" Akseki Mayor İbrahim Özkan told the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Several artifacts have been unearthed in archaeological excavations carried out in Amida Mound in the historical Sur district, known widely as the heart of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, becoming the latest trove of finds that will shed light on the history of Mesopotamia.

Thanks to empty beaches amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Caretta caretta sea turtles coming to nest on southwestern Turkish shores suffered fewer deaths and injuries this year, while record hatchlings made it to the Mediterranean Sea.