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The Turkish Foreign Ministry has criticized the UEFA for launching a probe against national team player Merih Demiral over his alleged nationalist gesture during the Türkiye-Austria Euro 2024 elimination match on late July 2.

Sinan Ateş's wife Ayşe Ateş (center) made statements before the hearing on July 1, 2024.

An Ankara court on Monday commenced the trial of 22 defendants related to the murder of Sinan Ateş, the former head of the ultra-nationalist group Gray Wolves.

Kırantepe in Sakarya's Serdivan district, an area close to cities such as Istanbul, Ankara and Bursa, draws great interest from paraglide enthusiasts from Türkiye and around the world.

Ankara will voice its expectations from Prague for the improvement of the Türkiye-European Union relationship during Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky's visit to Ankara on June 24 and 25.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the inauguration of the "Touristic Tatvan Train," set to commence operations between Ankara and Tatvan on June 24.

The train will carry 140 passengers on its 1,262-kilometer journey, which will take approximately 28 hours and feature a unique travel experience aimed at enhancing Türkiye's tourism sector.

In an effort to promote cultural heritage and enhance tourism, the Ankara Municipality has inaugurated UNESCO World Heritage excursions.

The initiative highlights the ancient city of Gordion and the Arslanhane Mosque, both recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Volunteer students in the capital Ankara's Çubuk district are carrying out excavation works to unearth the secrets of the historic Melikşah Bath, a Roman-era site famed for its medical practices.

Known to be around 2,000 years old, the bath once served as a health and healing center in the Melikşah neighborhood.

The fourth museum after the ones in Istanbul, Ankara and Cunda, the Ayvalık Rahmi M. Koç Museum has welcomed its guests since the beginning of the year. The museum's opening was celebrated with an event hosted by Koç Holding Honorary President Rahmi M Koç

The Eastern Express, a scenic train journey through eastern Türkiye, continues to be the most popular choice for tourists even with the introduction of new routes like the Ankara-Diyarbakır and Ankara-Tatvan Express trains.

During a ceremony at the conference centre of the presidential palace in Ankara, President Erdogan will be connected directly to the Chora Monastery