Bursa

Türkiye elected 30 metropolitan municipality and 51 district mayors, neighborhood heads and provincial and district councils for a five-year, mandate following last year's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Amid ongoing efforts to rescue and treat animals injured in the recent wildfires in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, a severely hurt bull has been placed in a "retired animal farm" and receiving treatment by members of an animal group in Bursa.

In a recent operation, Turkish authorities seized 22 Pomeranian dogs being smuggled into the country through the Edirne Kapkule Border Gate.

Scores of provinces across Turkey on Aug. 2 experienced power outages that authorities say were due to high demand, supply and transmission problems.

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Parts of Turkey's Black Sea region hit by flooding and landslides will be officially declared a disaster area, the nation's president said on July 17. 

Cumalıkızık, an Ottoman village which is famous for its historical buildings that include frame houses, mosques and inns, mesmerize visitors with beautiful views, while offering them an escape from the chaos of urban life.

The postponement of the Olympic games due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has left badminton players in limbo, as the international federation was going to announce the official list of the qualified athletes in April.

The 26-year-old Neslihan Yiğit, Turkey's first badminton player to make it to the games, in 2012 is one of them.

Turkey's automotive sector topped the country's exports with $30.6 billion in 2019, while Istanbul was the largest exporter city in the country.

Overall exports increased 2 percent to reach $180.47 billion, hitting historical highs in 2019, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).

 Turkish police on Feb. 17 rounded up four suspects in an operation against ISIL in the northwestern city of Bursa, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.       

The clergy and laity of the Archdiocese of America are anxiously awaiting the decisions of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which meets October 9-11, amid widespread speculation among community leaders that a change is imminent after reports that Patriarch Vartholomaios has twice recently urged Archbishop Demetrios of America to step down.