Geography of Turkey

My new favorite imam

There was a heart-warming news story in the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday titled: "Stray cats make their home in historic Istanbul mosque." Accordingly, the Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque, a beautiful Ottoman artifact from the 16th century located in Istanbul's Üsküdar district, has recently become the home of not just human worshippers but also feline refugees.

Two suspected suicide bombers caught in Turkey's west

Police detained two suspected suicide bombers in the Aegean province of Ayd?n at a bus terminal on Feb. 2.

The suspects were caught while they were about to head to the neighboring ?zmir province from the Söke bus terminal.

A kalashnikov rifle, a hand grenade, bombing material, and ammunition were also seized in the luggage of the two suspects.

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