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Despite forecasts issued by the Turkish State Meteorological Service, the provincial governor's office and the disaster coordination center (AKOM), snowfall has eluded Istanbul as the "heat island" effect is preventing the anticipated winter wonderland from materializing.

Some 28 unexploded artillery shells have been detected in the Black Sea, off Istanbul's northern district of Şile, the provincial governor's office has announced.

A man swimming at a beach in Şile noticed some metal objects in the sea and reported the situation to the gendarmerie.

The Presidential Symphony Orchestra has given a concert at the 2,200-year-old historic theater in the Aegean province of Denizli's ancient city of Laodicea.

More than 15,000 people attended the concert at the ancient theater on June 23, hosted by the provincial governor's office and the municipality.

Three people have lost their lives in a fiery explosion that occurred in an apartment building in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, while the provincial counterterrorism bureau has launched an investigation into the incident on suspicion of possible terrorist activity.

The forest fire that broke out on Sept. 14 in the Aegean province of Muğla's Ula district took seven hours to extinguish, thanks to the efforts of firefighting personnel battling fires from both land and air, the provincial governor's office has announced.

Education and training will be held virtually in kindergartens, nursery classes and practice classes in Istanbul to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Nov. 28.

Distance learning in pre-schools will start Dec.1 and run until Jan.4, the provincial governor's office said on Twitter, where it shared a statement regarding details of the decision.

Turkish security units on May 15 detained at least 38 suspects over alleged links to May 14's deadly terror attack in the eastern province of Van.

Two social workers delivering aid amid the coronavirus outbreak were killed in a terror attack on May 14.

The victims were in Özalp in the Van province when gunmen opened fire with rifles, also wounding a bystander.

Two social workers delivering aid amid the novel coronavirus outbreak were killed in a PKK terror attack in eastern Turkey, local authorities announced on May 14. 

The victims were in the Özalp district of Van province when gunmen opened fire with long rifles, also wounding a bystander.

Turkish authorities have averted a major terrorist attack by defusing a powerful bomb planted at a courthouse.

More than half a dozen suspects have been arrested in connection with the foiled bombing plot at a district court in the southeastern Şırnak province.

Turkish security forces on Dec. 31 seized 202 kilograms (445 pounds) of marijuana in the country's east, according to the provincial governor's office.

The drugs were seized in a stream bed in Genç in the Bingöl province in a sniffer dog-aided operation, said a statement.

It added that the fight against illicit drugs would continue across the province.