Sanliurfa

For Göbeklitepe, the world's oldest temple located in modern day Turkey's southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, a global pandemic is nothing novel, as it has survived throughout history for 12,000 years.

The young and discreet founder and employees of Turkish gaming company Peak are aiming high after its acquisition by U.S. giant Zynga for $1.8 billion.

The Zynga-Peak deal announced on June 1 resembles that of between Pixar and Disney in 2006, according to the Turkish company's strategy director.

Göbeklitepe, the world's oldest temple in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, was visited 1.67 million times online at a time when museum buildings are closed to visitors as part of measures to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus.

The black rose (karagül), which is grown only in Halfeti district of the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa in the world and takes its unique color and smell from the soil where it grows, is carefully harvested for use in various fields.

Black roses, also known as "karagül" in Turkish, a unique rose that only grows in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Halfeti district in the world, are blooming with arrival of spring.

Turkey lifted a four-day curfew as of midnight on April 26 which had been imposed in 31 provinces to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The government enforced its third weekend stay-at-home order, which included the national April 23 holiday and its following day.

Air quality in Turkey's 29 metropolises has improved significantly as people stay at home and fewer cars hit the roads amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Air pollution in those provinces dropped as much as 32 percent, according to data from the Environment and Urbanization Ministry and local municipalities.

Karahantepe ancient site in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, which is home to more than 250 Neolithic-era T-shaped obelisks similar to the ones in the world-famous Göbeklitepe, is on the way to become the new face of Turkey.

A YPG/PKK terrorist surrendered to security forces in southeastern Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on March 20.

A mosaic artisan is building sculptures of endangered birds by using waste materials, such as scrap metals, plastics and electronic cards to raise public awareness about environmental pollution.