Ramis Topal

Virus kills 33-year-old Turkish woman

A 33-year-old woman, Dilek Tahtalı, has become one of latest victims of the coronavirus in Turkey.

Tathalı, who worked as administrative personnel at a private hospital in Istanbul, had been admitted to a public healthcare institution with high fever and fatigue.

She had been suffering from rheumatic disease since her childhood and was on medication.

Selfie-taking Ottoman statue in Turkish town attracts tourists, raises eyebrows

A bizarre steel statue showing an Ottoman prince taking a selfie with a smart phone while grasping his sword with the other hand has raised eyebrows in a historic Turkish town.

The municipality in the Black Sea province of Amasya erected the unconventional statue on the shore of the town's Ye?il?rmak River on May 9, Do?an News Agency reported.