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Climate change, invasive species threaten Türkiye’s agriculture
Climate change and invasive species are threatening production in Türkiye's agriculture sector, posing risks especially to cash crops, such as olive, hazelnut and pistachio.
The latest numbers from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed that the country's citrus production increased, while there was a steep decline in olive, hazelnut, pistachio and cotton production.
Swimmers flock to Nemrut Crater Lake amid festival
As part of the "Van Sea Swimming Festival," organized by the Van Municipality to promote Lake Van and to boost tourism, professional swimmers have swum in Nemrut Crater Lake, Türkiye's largest crater lake.
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Monthly $557 ‘needed for family life in village’
An urban couple, who left Istanbul with their 7-year-old son and settled in a village in the northwestern province of Balıkesir, has been advised to have a minimum monthly earning of 10,000 Turkish Liras ($557) to get a taste of a village life.
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Workers make living 40 meters high up
Pruning workers in the Aegean province of Balıkesir's Edremit district challenge the height on the top of trees that are 40 meters tall so that young saplings can receive the sun.
Workers, also known as 'squirrel man' among the people, started to work in line with the rejuvenation of the vegetation project in the world-famous Kaz Mountains conducted by authorities.
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More than 160 irregular migrants held in eastern Turkey
Turkish forces on Nov. 1 held some 164 irregular migrants in provinces in the country's east, along with rescuing 101 asylum seekers from sea after an illegal pushback by Greece, security sources said.
Gendarmerie forces in the Ardahan province stopped three vehicles at a checkpoint and caught 27 irregular migrants as well as three drivers suspected of human trafficking.
Bear attacks volunteer firefighter
A bear has attacked a volunteer firefighter who was trying to put out a wildfire at Kaz Mountains (Mount Ida) in the northwestern province of Balıkesir out of what the team believes was panic due to fire and smoke.
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Turkey launches new Coast Guard Command unit on Lake Van
The Turkish Coast Guard Boat Command, which was launched to prevent smuggling activities over Lake Van and to ensure security on the lake, will play an active role in preventing irregular migrants from being taken to other provinces by boat, according to officials on Aug. 21.
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Death toll in bus crashes in western Turkey rises to 23
At least 23 people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate accidents on Aug. 8 in western Turkey involving
passenger buses, officials said.
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Eight people died and 11 others were injured in Izmir province when a passenger bus veered off an embankment and plunged to the ground in Kemalpaşa district, Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger said on Twitter.
At least 15 killed in passenger bus crash in Turkey’s west
A passenger bus overturned in western Turkey on Aug. 8, killing at least 15 and injuring 17, according to emergency responders.
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The bus went out of control and overturned on the Balıkesir Highway while heading to the western province of Balıkesir's Edremit district.
The 17 wounded passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals.
Frozen reeds in Turkey’s Van province grabbing attention
Reeds, tall and slender-leaved plants, lining the outskirts of Mount Artos in the eastern province of Van's Edremit district, have frozen up in the ongoing winter season, enthralling onlookers with their beauty. (AA Photo)