Bicycle

A new traffic plan for civil servants commuting to the public services that will be relocated from the city center to the former Pyrkal site in the east Athens suburb of Dafni-Ymittos, encourages the use of public transport and bicycles as the preferred mode of transport to offset any possible congestion that will occur.

A British couple has completed their European bicycle tour, which started in France on June 24, in the Aegean province of Muğla's Bodrum district, after pedaling about 6,000 kilometers for 107 days.

A 26-kilometer bicycle track in southern Turkey built to host national and international events and boost nature and sea tourism in the region is experiencing a service interruption since some parts of the iron barriers of the path have been stolen by unknown people.

A mother of three with ambitious cycling goals has taught some 72 local women how to ride a bicycle in five months in the southeastern province of Mardin's Derik district, a place where adult women cycling is not considered "inappropriate."

Turkey's bicycle manufacturing industry is one of the sectors that has been benefiting from opportunities arising amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Production capacity and employment in the sector have stretched to their limits, said Esat Emanet, the head of the Bicycle Industry Association (BİSED).

Imagine a mom, dad, and son head out on an adventure on their bikes across the globe! That's the Sarıhan family, and they have been pedaling in different parts of the world since 2005.

This family is made up of father Soner, mother İnci, and 12-year-old Tibet Çınar. When the wandering couple was cycling around the world, their son joined the team in 2011 when he was only 22 months.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) Turkey Sustainable Cities aims to have 1 in every 10 inner-city commutes by bicycle in Turkey in the mid-term and a quarter in the longer term to reduce emissions in transportation and as a key component in the fight against climate change, Güneş Cansız, director of WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities, told Anadolu Agency in an interview.

A French traveler who stopped in the central province of Konya en route to China, was impressed with the city's bicycle-friendly transportation network and facilities. 

Alexis Bottemer, 25, from France started to pedal in July, with an eventual aim of reaching China by following the historical Silk Road route.

A cycling club called "Özgür Pedallar Bisiklet Kulubü," which can be translated as "Free Pedals Biking Club," established by a schoolteacher has imparted cycling lessons to nearly 3,000 students in three years, according to daily Hürriyet.

"We aim to raise a happy generation through our cycling club," said 43-year-old Savaş Öztorun, the founder of the club.

More people are choosing bicycles as a mode of transportation in Turkey since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a domestic bicycle producer.

Bayram Akgül, deputy chairman of Turkey Bicycle Federation, said sales have spiked.

People are afraid to use mass transportation due to the fast contagion of the virus.