Dohuk Governorate

A ski center in Turkey's southeastern province of Hakkari has become a hot attraction for thousands of people across the country.

Thanks to the investment support from the Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (DAKA), the Hakkari Ski Center has become one of the major ski resorts in the region.

The International Transporters Association (UND), an umbrella organization of the trailer truck drivers, has developed a formula with the Turkish Health Ministry to carry on the cross-border trade with Iraq and Iran despite a travel ban to those two countries due to the coronavirus.

Merga Bütan Ski Center in Turkey's southeastern province of Hakkari will soon have its first a hotel with a capacity of 100 beds. The decision was fueled by the authorities' desire to make the center a popular choice for tourists.

A courier firm that got robbed $7 million while bringing Turkish exporting companies' money through legal means to Turkey from northern Iraq has announced that they would reward 1 million Turkish Liras (about $282,000) for information leading to those responsible for the robbery, Doğan News Agency reported on July 16.

Turkey's Habur border crossing with Iraq, which was closed for 22 days due to curfews and clashes in nearby towns, was reopened on Jan.