Balikesir

An astrophotographer has successfully captured images of the "Devil's Comet," visible only once every 71 years during its orbit around the sun, with his telescope in the western province of Balıkesir.

A comprehensive effort to safeguard olive trees unfolds in the northwestern province of Balıkesir as approximately 180,000 olive trees in 1,750 parcels of land have been taken under protection by the General Directorate of Foundations after meticulous aerial and ground tracking using the latest technology.

Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the country's southeastern region as the Asi River bursts its banks in the province of Hatay, causing floods and damaging agricultural fields.

The intense rain in the evening hours of Jan. 16 led the Asi River to overflow, leaving many agricultural lands, especially in Hatay's Antakya district, flooded.

While Türkiye spent the last two months of 2023 with temperatures above seasonal norms, experts have announced that the trend will not continue in the first month of the year, and cold temperatures and snowfall will prevail across the country from mid-January.

With light rains witnessed on the first day of the new year, experts predict the occurrence of intermittent precipitation across the country for the coming week.

With torrential rains and thunderstorms gripping the country, the Turkish State Meteorology Service has issued severe weather warnings against possible disasters in 14 of the country's 81 provinces, including Istanbul, urging citizens to exercise caution.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed off on diplomatic and administrative appointments, marking changes in positions within Turkish missions abroad and several public institutions.

Despite a glimmer of hope sparked by the discovery of the missing dog belonging to 83-year-old economist Korhan Berzeg, search efforts for the owner himself remain fruitless more than two months after their mysterious disappearance in the western province of Balıkesir's Gönen district.

The dog of 83-year-old economist Korhan Berzeg has been located after disappearing along with her owner over two months ago in the western province of Balıkesir's Gönen district.

A citizen who spotted Berzeg's dog, Tina, whose whereabouts had remained a mystery despite search efforts spanning more than 70 days, promptly informed Armutlu neighborhood headman Hamit Erman.

A serious influx of 200,000 vacationers has been reported in the western province of Balıkesir's Avşa Island which normally has a population of 3,000, while additional ferry and sea bus services are organized to the island where hotels are also fully booked.