Safranbolu

A court in Karabük's Safranbolu district has ruled for house arrest for a couple who violated the coronavirus quarantine rules.

In fact, the couple tested negative for the virus, however, the person they live with tested positive. As part of the measures introduced to contain the spread of the deadly disease, the couple was ordered to remain under quarantine for 14 days.

Ancient tombs unearthed in the Büyük Göztepe Tumulus in the northern province of Karabük's Safranbolu district, famous for its historical houses, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, will contribute to tourism.

Turkey's first coffee museum, opened by three coffee experts in the northern province of Karabük's Safranbolu district — a UNESCO World Heritage site — to pass the 500-year-old coffee culture of Anatolia on to future generations, takes visitors on a historical journey.

Birdhouses in the likeness of the district's historic houses have been made in Karabük's Safranbolu district. The district had made cat houses and now they have made birdhouses to protect birds from bad weather conditions, Safranbolu District Governor Fatih Ürkmezer has said.