Kars

Butterflies in Turkey's Kars province's Sarıkamış district, one of the highest-altitude settlements in the country, attract attention with their enchanting colors. (AA Photo)

Turkey has neutralized 40 terrorists as part of Eren Operations so far, the country's interior minister said on May 9.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

The carbon border tax bill that the European Commission will propose by mid-2021 to regulate the carbon footprint of imported goods may affect multiple industrial fields in Turkey, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a statement on April 21.

The bird sanctuary of Kuyucuk in the northeastern province of Kars has recently become home to many pelicans during the migration season. (DHA Photo)

Nature revives after winter in eastern Kars province's Sarıkamış district. (AA Photo)

Tourists can ride on sleighs on Turkey's frozen Lake Çıldır up until April.

Located in the northeast on the border between Ardahan and Kars provinces, the second-largest lake in eastern Anatolia becomes ice-covered as temperatures fall below zero.

When its thickness reaches around 40 centimeters (16 inches), fishing enthusiasts break the ice and catch fish like Eskimos.

A fox, who arrived in a field of mountains to search for food, is seen after a snowfall in the Arpaçay district of eastern Kars province. (Source: AA)

A new bird species, smew duck, was spotted in Lake Çıldır in eastern Turkey.

A team from the Turkish conservation society Kuzeydoğa Association spotted the duck in the Taşbaşı village in the eastern Kars province.

Emrah Çoban, the coordinator of the association, told Anadolu Agency that their regular birdwatching bore fruit.

Located in the eastern province of Kars, Lake Aygır astonishes photographers with its winter scenery. (AA Photo)

Ski tracks surrounded by Scotch pine forests and natural beauty attract thousands of visitors to the Cıbıltepe Ski Center in the Sarıkamış district of the northeastern province of Kars. (AA Photo)