Kırklareli

A bus with Bulgarian registration veered off its path, resulting in 11 injuries, two of which are reported to be severe. The incident occurred near the town of Kavaklı in the province of Kirklareli, where the bus lost control, colliding with a tree before overturning.

Turkish authorities are working on a project for an open-air museum that will exhibit the findings of archeological excavations through a "time tunnel" in the Aşağıpınar region of the northwestern Kırklareli province.

The findings unearthed in the Aşağıpınar archeological excavations in the northwestern province of Kırklareli will be passed down to future generations in an open-air time tunnel on the site.

Started in 1993, the studies on the site revealed the traces of the region's oldest farming communities which brought agriculture and village settlement from Anatolia to Thrace.

The world-famous Turkish novelist and poet Sabahattin Ali has been commemorated in a string of ceremonies held in the northwestern province of Kırklareli on the 73rd anniversary of his killing.

The first ceremony for Ali was held in front of the author's monument on İstasyon Street, one of the busiest spots of the province located on the Bulgarian border.

Volunteers from the Pavli Workshop continue to work for the construction of scarecrows, field exploration, and concept planning, as part of preparations for the "Sunflower and Scarecrow" Festival in Kırklareli province. (AA Photo)

Artifacts from the ancient civilizations of Thrace, Persia, Macedonia, Rome and Byzantium, unearthed in northwestern Turkey, are a must-see for museumgoers in the area.

The findings are presented in three of Turkey's provinces in the Thrace region, namely Edirne, Kırklareli and Tekirdağ, all of which have hosted human civilization since ancient times.

The first-ever sea bus transportation between Turkey and Bulgaria was started Tuesday, as a ferry carried passengers from the Bulgarian city of Burgas to the northwestern Turkish province of Kırklareli, reports Daily Sabah. 

Istanbul's Sea Bus Operators (IDO) initiated the services with an aim to boost tourism along Turkey's Black Sea coastline.

A firm's plan to extract sand from the sea off the village of Kıyıköy in the northwestern province of Kırklareli has been scrapped, following a report by daily Hürriyet which warned that the mining would cause a "natural disaster."

A historic Ottoman bazaar, called "Arasta" in Turkish, in the western province of Muğla has been attracting many people since its establishment hundreds of years ago. 

Locals in the northwestern province of Kırklareli have not allowed municipal police to stop a living statue from performing his art. Passersby have supported the street artist's performance with loud applause, forcing the municipal office to leave the place of the incident without taking any action.