Adıyaman

The area along the banks of the Euphrates River, boasting multi-story caves harboring civilizations for millennia, is set to be officially registered for preservation.

These ancient caves, nestled in rocks on both sides of the river, feature intriguing walkways, pits and tombs adorned with historical artifacts.

The tiny cracks on the large stone statues at Mount Nemrut in the southeastern province of Adıyaman were filled with "nano lime" with syringes last year for their protection and officials announced that it worked.

Two student groups, who had experienced the Van earthquakes in 2011 and the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in February, embarked on an innovative search and rescue mission project by developing a drone, drawing from their personal encounters.

Introducing local delicacies to food lovers and gastronomy experts from across the globe, the International Nemrut Gastronomy Festival hosted by the southern province of Adıyaman has taken place for the second time.

The floors of 3,000-year-old floating islands of the southeastern province of Adıyaman's Çat Dam Lake have been stabilized with weights after they began to wash ashore due to the effect of climate change.

"Our priority is to erase the traces of the earthquake as soon as possible and revive our cities," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 20 during a visit to earthquake-hit province of Adıyaman.

A German Shepherd puppy has arrived in Mexico after being flown from the capital Ankara as a gesture of gratitude from two veterinarians for the help Mexico's search dog Proteo lent after February's devastating earthquakes.

Türkiye's mega airport Istanbul was the busiest one in Europe, with an average of 1,263 daily flights in March, according to EUROCONTROL.

Sabiha Gökçen, also in Istanbul, ranked 17th on the list with an average of 549 daily flights.

Istanbul Airport was followed by Heathrow with 1,190 flights and Charles de Gaulle in Paris with 1,135 flights.

Nation Alliance leaders have visited earthquake-affected provinces of Türkiye on first day of Eid al-Fitr on April 21.

Nation Alliance presidential candidate and Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited Adıyaman, while chair of İYİ (Good) Party Meral Akşener was in Malatya on April 21.

In the southern quake-hit province of Adıyaman, "container bazaars" have been established at several points of the city center as tradesmen whose workplaces were destroyed in the quakes are trying to provide services in containers.