Provinces of Turkey

Located in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas, the Yıldız Mountain Winter Sports Tourism Center awaits visitors. (AA Photo)

A new bird species, smew duck, was spotted in Lake Çıldır in eastern Turkey.

A team from the Turkish conservation society Kuzeydoğa Association spotted the duck in the Taşbaşı village in the eastern Kars province.

Emrah Çoban, the coordinator of the association, told Anadolu Agency that their regular birdwatching bore fruit.

An unexploded artillery shell, presumably left from the Turkish War of Independence, was found in the backyard of a house in the Aegean province of Afyonkarahisar.

Located in the Central Anatolian province of Konya's Beyşehir district, the Pınargözü Waterfall enchants visitors with its winter scenery. (AA Photo)

A full moon is seen over the statute of Atatürk, modern Turkey's founder, in capital Ankara. (AA Photo)

Thousands of years of history and cultural heritage of the Safranbolu district, located in the northwestern province of Karabük province, are on display at the Safranbolu City History Museum.

Located in the eastern province of Kars, Lake Aygır astonishes photographers with its winter scenery. (AA Photo)

A scientist in Turkey's Isparta province aims to reintroduce the dune cricket, which was thought to be extinct 20 years ago, to the world. 

The Aegean province of İzmir, Turkey's third largest by population, is seeking World Heritage status for four zones to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List: The Historical Port City, Birgi village, Gediz Delta and the Foça, Çandarlı and Çeşme castles.

Ski tracks surrounded by Scotch pine forests and natural beauty attract thousands of visitors to the Cıbıltepe Ski Center in the Sarıkamış district of the northeastern province of Kars. (AA Photo)