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With restoration efforts now complete in the historic Rumeli Han, nestled on Istanbul's iconic İstiklal Street, visitors are flocking to explore the mysterious tunnel that has come to light beneath its neoclassical facade.

"They used the words I said a few years ago that I still stand by today. I would really like to chase them through the streets and I think that will happen, even if I wasn't there, maybe death will overtake me... They will be chased around streets. That is more than certain.

Following a wave of cold weather and snow that blanketed swathes of the Turkish capital, an event in the city's Çubuk district has brought hundreds, in particular families with children, who wanted to enjoy the snow with various activities together.

A Byzantine-era church, tombs, and inscriptions have been found during excavations carried out in the ancient city of Kaunos, which was included on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2014.

The ancient city is located in the western province of Muğla's Dalyan district and on the right bank of the Dalyan Stream that connects Köyceğiz Lake to the Mediterranean Sea.

A mother of three with ambitious cycling goals has taught some 72 local women how to ride a bicycle in five months in the southeastern province of Mardin's Derik district, a place where adult women cycling is not considered "inappropriate."

A group of academics and students in the Turkish capital prepared one-and-a-half tons of pickle at the "First Lesson: Pickles" event, before the new academic year begins with face-to-face education after a year of hiatus due to the pandemic.