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71 Syrian, Afghan migrants caught in vehicles in Thrace

Some 71 migrants seeking to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, as well as nine suspected organizers, were captured in the Ayvac?k district of the Aegean province of Çanakkale on Dec. 20.

Police tracked three minibuses and a van before stopping the vehicles carrying dozens who had fled their home countries.

Giraffe Zarife alone no more

Zarife, a lonely giraffe at the ?zmir Natural Life Park after his friend, Efe, died two years ago, is no longer alone, as three more giraffes have joined him from the Czech Republic. The park officials say the giraffes have become friends after a rehabilitation process.

In Photos: Clashes erupt in Diyarbak?r as police ban rally to protest curfew

The Greek acquisition of Hagia Sophia after 1,500 years (pics)

The new interactive production of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, titled “Hagia Sophia: 1,500 Years of History” kicks off on Saturday, December 19. The digital representation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was recreated specifically for the Tholos, the foundation’s high tech virtual reality theater.

Trespassers shoot vertigo-inducing footage from top of mall in Istanbul

Two men who recently made headlines after shooting footage from atop the under-construction third bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus, have now climbed to the top of the Akasya shopping mall and taken selfies. 

Pavel Smirnov and Haluk Yavuz climbed the top of the mall on Istanbul's Asian side and released another video, as well as photos. 

Meteor shower in Antalya skies

The last and biggest meteor event of this year, the Geminid meteor shower, occurred in Turkey on Dec 14. This photo shows the visual spectacle over Antalya's ancient Aspendos Theater.

53 photographs from 2015 testify to the Syrian refugee crisis

In Photos: Clashes erupt in Diyarbak?r as police ban rally to protest curfew

Turkey's top court annuls land sales on Istanbul's coast as construction nears end

The Council of State has reversed a previous ruling permitting the Housing Development Organization (TOK?) to sell land along the coastal shore of Istanbul's Bak?rköy district even as the construction of five 16-story buildings nears completion. 

Controversial Russian warship returns to Bosphorus

A Russian warship which sparked controversy over its "provocative" passing through Istanbul's Bosphorus returned to the strait eight days later, this time with no soldiers holding missiles.

The Russian warship, named the Caesar Kunikov, passed through the Bosphorus on Dec. 14 after arriving from the Mediterranean Sea and passing through the Dardanelles Strait on Dec. 13.

Teachers, students killed in road accident in southeastern Turkey

At least 11 people were killed and four others were injured when a truck crashed into a passenger coach in Turkey's eastern Van province early on Dec. 12, police and the provincial governor said.

The coach passengers were teachers and students traveling from Van's Erci? district to the city center for an examination, Van Governor Ibrahim Ta?yapan said.

'Look' by P?nar Partanaz

Young artist P?nar Partanaz's fifth solo exhibition, 'Look,' will open on Dec 12 at the Caddebostan Culture Center on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. She will present 30 modern works through Dec 21.

Turkey welcomes winter as first snowflakes fall

In Photos: Turkish Coast Guard rescues 65 migrants in the Aegean, including 13 children

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