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Within the scope of the "Fırat Fest," a 20-day spring festival organized by Fırat University, a "Color Festival" was held in the eastern province of Elazığ for the first time.

Some 5,000 university students participated in the "Color Festival," held in a social complex by the Lake Hazar and threw powdered paint at each other.

Turkey's exports increased by 24.6 percent in April from a year ago to reach $23.4 billion, data from the Trade Ministry have shown.

"This marked the all-time highest in monthly exports," Trade Minister Mehmet Muş said on Twitter, adding that the country's 12-month exports surpassed the $240 billion threshold.

With the participation of some 150 athletes from 15 countries, the eastern province of Şırnak, once associated with terror, is now preparing to host its first international tennis tournament, the country's sports and youth minister has said.

"The noise of the tennis rackets will echo on the foot of Mount Cudi," Mehmet Kasapoğlu told the Daily Milliyet.

The government will be able to oversee price moves instantly with a new digital system, according to a decision taken at the Economy Coordination Board meeting on April 13.

The recent development in the global supply chains and the effects of rising commodity prices on the inflation rates were evaluated at the meeting chaired by Vice President Fuat Oktay, according to a statement.

Turkey's eastern provinces have been hit by heavy snowfalls in the middle of April, with the snow depth reaching some 20 centimeters in the center of Kars, a province bordering Armenia.

"People swim at the Aegean coasts, we are shoveling snow here in April," Güven Öztürk, a resident of Kars, told Demirören News Agency on April 13.

The Museum of Islamic Civilizations, which opened last week in the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque Complex, draws great interest from visitors with its exceptional artworks that shed light on the development of Islamic art.

Turkey has reshuffled dozens of ambassadors, including Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran, who has been appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Zagreb.

Turkey's exports rose by 19.8 percent on an annual basis to climb to $22.7 billion in March, data from the Trade Ministry have shown.

This marked an all-time high export figure for the month of March, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş said, adding that in January and February record monthly export levels were recorded. "Third time in a row, we achieved those record numbers," Muş tweeted.

Haydar Dümen, a prominent Turkish psychiatrist and one of Turkey's most-read columnists, died on Feb. 10 after contracting COVID-19, his wife has confirmed.

Speaking to private broadcaster CNN Türk on Feb. 11, Gül Dümen said that her 91-year-old husband had been under treatment for coronavirus for a while.

Turkey's exports hit an all-time high for January with a 17 percent annual jump to $17.6 billion according to initial data, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş said on Feb. 2.