Ardahan Province

The winter has revealed its true colors in Turkey's east as the eastern province of Ardahan's Göle district has become the coldest place in the country as of Dec. 7, recording a temperature of minus 26.4 degrees Celsius.

Spending time mostly indoors, residents of Göle, which turned into a "white zone," tried to secure their vehicles from freezing by putting blankets on them.

Turkey's northeastern province of Ardahan enchants onlookers with its snow scenery. (İHA Photo)

Most parts of Lake Çıldır in eastern Turkey have frozen yet again amid harsh winter conditions, which is good news for those who are into outdoor activities, as a local initiative provides an opportunity for ice-cycling on the frozen lake. (Source: AA)

People enjoy a walk on the ice on Lake Çıldır, which is located between the eastern provinces of Kars and Ardahan, as the temperature has dropped low enough to cause the lake to freeze. (AA Photo)

Culture Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said a 19th-century military officer who was found last year inside an unearthed coffin in the eastern Turkish province of Ardahan, may "have to be buried" in Turkey due to a disagreement between Russia and Poland, as to the legal rights over ownership of the corpse. 

The fate of a 19th-century military officer found last year inside an unearthed coffin in the eastern Turkish province of Ardahan has reportedly been straining ties between Russia and Poland. 

Construction workers in northeastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved skeleton, allegedly belonging to a 19th century Russian soldier who died fighting during the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish war.

A museum director in the eastern province of Kars has said the Russian soldier whose skeleton was found inside an unearthed coffin in the neighboring Ardahan province was a captain, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Kars Museum Director Necmettin Alp said the captain had probably served during the Russian invasion of Kars and Ardahan following the 1877-1878 Ottoman-Russian War.