Manisa

Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki has announced that the hottest November of the last five decades was experienced in 2023, while the average temperature in November was 3.2 degrees above the normal temperature averages.

A local court has filed a case against a group of public officials in connection with the 2014 mining disaster in the western province of Manisa's Soma district that claimed the lives of 301 workers.

According to a statement from Some Prosecutor's Office on Dec. 25, the case encompasses 28 public officials identified with negligence in Türkiye's deadliest mining accident.

After long and comprehensive efforts, Turkish authorities have successfully reunited a 14-year-old girl who was abducted from the western province of Manisa by an Afghan national and taken to Iran two years ago with her family.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced that the high-speed train project linking the capital Ankara and the western province of İzmir will be operational by 2027, marking a one-year advancement from the previous target date.

Village women take part in the renovation works of the largest synagogue of the ancient world, located in the ancient city of Sardis, the capital of the Lydian Kingdom, known as the place where money was first printed.

The ancient city of Sardis has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2013.

As the climate crisis and unusual weather conditions strike the western province of Manisa's Akhisar, one of Türkiye's major olive producers, farmers are facing a staggering 87 percent decrease in harvest compared to the previous year, indicating an "olive disaster."

Talks are ongoing with carmakers from Europe and Asia, including China, to lure more investments into Türkiye's automotive sector, Industry and Technology Minister Fatih Kacır has said.

"We are hoping that at least one of them will announce an investment decision by the end of the year," he said.

After the Turkish State Meteorological Services has warned several provinces with a "yellow code" for adverse weather conditions once again, many properties including a hospital in the western province of Manisa have been damaged due to the flood caused by strong downpours.

With cold weather spell continuing to grip the western parts of Türkiye, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has issued a "yellow alert" for 12 provinces that are likely to witness storms and thundershowers.

The temperature is expected to reach more than 30 degrees in some parts of the country, with some occurrence of sudden rain showers, the Turkish State Meteorological Services has announced.