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Turkey begins operating intercity trains
Turkey has resumed high-speed train services between four provinces as previously announced.
At a ceremony in the capital Ankara on May 28, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu called the move another important step in the country's move towards normalization.
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Pink flamingos fly over Lake Düden
Pink flamingos fly over the Düden Lake, 5 kilometers from Central Anatolian province of Konya's Kulu district. (AFP Photo)
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Central Anatolia’s ‘evil eye talisman’ Lake Meke dries out
Lake Meke has dried out due to years of low rainfall and wrong agricultural irrigation practices.
Located in the Central Anatolian province of Konya's Karapınar district, Lake Meke is a volcanic lake commonly known as the "evil eye talisman" for the rarity of such lakes in Turkey and its one of a kind beauty.
Turkish city planning project to feed stray animals
Turkey's Konya Metropolitan Municipality is planning to launch a project to feed stray animals by collecting leftovers in the city and turning them into animal food using modern processing techniques.
Uğur Ibrahim Altay, the mayor of Konya, emphasized that they have carried out many pilot projects for stray animals.
Altay said the project will be an example to the world.
Turkish nomads’ migration hampered by COVID-19
Turkish nomads have crisscrossed Anatolia's steppes for thousands of years. But this year, they won't because their 1,000-year-old tradition was hampered by the coronavirus, which has ravaged the entire world.
When summer comes to southern Turkey the nomadic Yörük tribe knows it is time to pack their tents and embark on the long trek north with their herd of animals.
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Turkish farmers continue planting, harvesting as usual
Farmers across Turkey continue works for harvesting and planting while abiding by the measures against the spread of coronavirus and on some occasions with special permissions from local authorities.
Preparations to plant sunflower, corn, beetroot and potato have been completed in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, which is known as the grain silo of the country.
Mayor takes town’s pulse on taxi ride
The mayor of Meram, a district of Konya province in Turkey's heartland Anatolia, has given taxi rides to the town's residents to listen to their complaints and suggestions.
Mustafa Kavuş took a seat behind the wheel for three hours to transport people across the town, which has a population around 350,000.
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Mevlana Rumi museum drew 3.4 mln visitors in 2019
A museum in central Turkey dedicated to the 13th-century Muslim mystic poet Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi hosted a record of nearly 3.5 million visitors in 2019.
The Mevlana Museum, located in Konya, drew a total of 3,464,000 local and foreign tourists last year, becoming the country's number two museum destination after the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul.
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Turkey lost 10 lakes in 30 years: Expert
Turkey has lost 10 of its lakes in the last 30 years due to climate change, drought and wrong agricultural irrigation techniques, the head of a natural protection association has said.
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Tailor sews tiny denim clothes after being challenged
A Turkish tailor has sewed the world's smallest jean jacket in the central Konya province of Turkey. (Source: Anadolu Agency)