Gürpınar (District), Van

A choir of female students from rural areas of the Gürpınar district in the eastern province of Van is preparing to perform in Istanbul's Vodafone Park Stadium.

Academics have discovered a new castle dating back 3,000 years to the Iron Age in the eastern province of Van.

Yüzüncü Yıl University (YYÜ) History of Art Department Professor Mehmet Top, with the help of village head İrfan Yücel, recently revealed the existence of the castle in the Yurtbaşı neighborhood of Gürpınar district.